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Lesson 49
Obligatory and Potential Participle (use in the Impersonal Form)
For expressing the purport of 'should laugh', should 'wake up' etc. the obligatory and Potential Participle is also used in Prakrta. The Obligatory and Potential Participles are formed by adding the following suffixes to the Verbs. For using the said Participle in the Impersonal form the Subject is inflected in the Singular or Plural Instrumental case and the said Participle will always be in the Nominative Neuter Gender Singular. The said Participle is not used in the Active Voice. The inflexion of the Obligatory and Potential Participle will be according to Kamala (Neuter Gender).
Nouns
a-ending Masculine Narinda
a-ending Neuter Kamala
ǎ-ending Feminine Sasȧ
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Pronouns
Amha
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Aham/Ham/Ammi
(Personal Pronoun -
First Person, Nominative
Singular) Tumha-Tumam/Tum/Tuha
(Personal Proncun
Second Person, Nominative Singular)
Ta So (Masculine)
(Personal Pronoun
Third Person, Nominative Singular)
Tä-Så (Feminine)
(Personal Pronoun
Third Person, Nominative Singular)
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