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| (c.) | Intransitive verbs take shi before and re after them, e.g. |
| Shi-ashpa-re, "to pretend to be deaf." | |
| Shi-ihoshki-re, "to pretend to be drunk." | |
| Shi-ne-re, "to pretend to be." | |
| Shi-rai-re, "to pretend to be dead." | |
| (d.) | Verbs which are made transitive by changing the final vowel into e do not add re. Thus:— |
| Shi-hachire, "to pretend to throw down." | |
| Shi-kore, "to pretend to give." | |
| Shi-mokore, "to pretend to be asleep." | |
| (e.) | Verbs which are made transitive by the addition of any of the particles mentioned under Sec. IV. (B). Page 123, take re after them. Thus:— |
| Shi-raige-re, "to pretend to kill." | |
| Shi-isamka-re, "to pretend to annihilate." | |
| Shi-ashte-re, "to pretend to set up." | |
| Shi-ande-re, "to pretend to put down." | |
| Shi-arapare, "to pretend to send." | |
| (f.) | Causative verbs are treated in the same manner. Thus:— |
| Shi-ere-re, "to pretend to feed." | |
| Shi-kire-re, "to pretend to make do." |
