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| -som-eesh- | (a non—final suffix with causative (meaning) to cause to read) |
What is the final suffix in each of these forms?
| tugoroora | 'we iron' | [-a] |
| bagura | 'they buy' | [-a] |
| bagure | 'that they may buy' | [—e] |
| tugeende | 'that we may go' | [-e] |
The second of each of these pairs of verb forms contains one non—final suffix. what is it?
| babona | 'they see' | |
| babonana | 'they see each other' | [-an—] |
| turima | 'we cultivate' | |
| turimiisha | 'we cause to cultivate' | [—iish-] |
Except in the simplest imperative forms, the root is preceded by one or more prefixes of various kinds:
| som—a | 'read' |
| ba-som-a | 'they read' |
| nti-ba—som-á | 'they don't read' |
Verb prefixes will be dealt with more fully below.
In discussion of Kirundi verbs, it is expedient to use, in addition to 'root', the terms STEM and BASE. The STEM of a Kirundi verb form is defined as the root plus all suffixes.
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