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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."