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The transitive verb is always in the definite form, if the substantive acted upon has the definite article, or the demonstrative pronouns azon, ezen, or is the name of a person.

In the definite there are also to be distinguished the person acting and the person acted upon.

If the first person acts upon the second person, the distinguishing termination of the verb will be, in all moods and tenses, -lak (for flat words), or -lek (for sharps); as, verlek, I beat thee; várlak I expect thee. But when acting upon a substantive in the third person, the general rule is to be followed; for instance:—

Indefinite.				Definite.
			⁠$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	ver-lek, I beat thee
ver-ek, I beat	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	an indefinite substantive; for instance, a dog.		ver-em I beat	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	a definite substantive; for instance, the dog.
ver-sz, thou beatest				ver-ed, thou beatest
ver, he beats				ver-i, he beats
ver-ünk, we beat				ver-jük, we beat
ver-tek, you beat				ver-itek, you beat
ver-nek, they beat				ver-ik, they beat

Participles.

The participle is derived from the verb, and is of an adjectival character. There are three participles:—