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_ Future : वोच्छिजिहिइ it will be cut, डज्झिहिइ it will be burnt, मुच्चिाहइ he will be released.
Imperative : सुव्वउ let it be heard, सुमरिजउ let it be remembered, HIRUS let him be killed. .
Potential : विणिहम्मेजा it may be killed, मुच्चेजा he may be freed.
The presence of the past passive participle restricts the use of the passive form of the past to only sporadic cases. The krtya and the forms of the potential are found side by side, while the passive forms find the fullest scope in the present.
267 When the passive form is used the logical subject is put in the Ins. and the object in the Nom. The verb agrees with the object. साहुणा धम्मो कहिजइ । The monk preaches religion. पभूयं अन्नं खजइ । Abundant food is eaten. तेण वुञ्चन्ति साहुणो । 'For that reason they are called monks.
Compare the following active and passive constructions : ___i दुक्कामाई तेणं पीडेन्ति । तेणे दुक्कम्महिं पीडिजइ । ___ii ते एलयं भुंजन्ति । एलए तेहिं भुजइ ।
iii सेणिओ महावीरं वंदइ । महावीरे सेणिएण वंदिजइ । iv सव्वे कामा भिक्खुं न लिंपन्ति । सव्वेहि कामेहि भिक्खू न लिप्पइ । 268 The interrogative pronoun fe is declined as follows: Mas.
Fem. N. के, को
काओ A. कं
काओ केण
काए काओ
केहिन्तो काओ काहिन्तो कस्स
केसि काए, कीसे कासिं L. कंसि, कस्सि, कम्मि केसुं काए, कीसे. कासुं
का
काहें
काहिं
