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A SKELETON GRAMMAR
22. The Demonstrative pronouns are 2 hdi 'this and 5 de 'that'.
23. The interrogative pronouns aré su 'who', 975 gan 'which', 'whether' and ci 'what'.
24. The interrogatives V su 'who' and 75 gan 'which are used also in the relative sense. Sometimes instead of V su 975*y that which' or 'he that' is used. 475091 gan, žig 'whoever,' 'whichever, whatever', ji or 475*'that which, what' are other relatives.
VERBS
25. Verbs have the same form in all the persons and numbers.
26. The present participle which may be regarded also as verbal noun or taken both adjectively and substantively and always terminates either in 3 pa or Aba, according to the preceding letter, forms the theme of a verb; e. g. 29991 byed.pa .doing' or 'a doing'. Verbs in a dictionary are found in this form, and it is followed also in these pages.
27. The infinitive is formed by adding 5 ta to the present partii ciple ; c. 8. 99575 byed.par, 'to do'; Baat hgro.bar, 'to go'. Sometimes such particles as 5 tu, 5 du, etc. are added to roots to form infinitives ; e. 8. 2515 byed.du, Skt. kartum 'to do.'
