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Basic Course
Unit 5

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yəlləccıññım 'I don't have'
yəlləccıhım 'you (m) don't have'
yəlləccıšım 'you (f) don't have'
yəlləccıwotım 'you (pol.) don't have'
yəlləccıwım 'he doesn't have'
yəlləccatım 'she doesn't have'
yəlləccınım 'we don't have'
yəlləccaccıhum 'you (pl) don't have'
yəlləccaccəwım 'they don't have'


5.3. Pronoun: Verb suffix pronouns used with the Perfective.

The suffix object pronouns are affixed to the verb forms in the Perfective according to the chart given in Note 3.2.1.

This is illustrated by the following examples:

Consonant stem /fəlləg-/ Vowel stem /ayyə-/

Subject: First Person
fəlləghut 'I wanted him/it' ayyəhut 'I saw him/it'
fəlləghuh 'I wanted you(m)' ayyəhuh 'I saw you(m)'
fəlləguš 'I wanted you(f)' ayyəhuš 'I saw you(f)'
fəlləghuwot 'I wanted you(pol.)' ayyəhuwot 'I saw you (pol.)'
fəlləghuwat 'I wanted her' ayyəhuwat 'I saw her'
fəlləghuwaccıhu 'I wanted you(pl.)' ayyəhuwaccıhu 'I saw you (pl.)'
fəlləghuwaccəw 'I wanted them/him, her (pol.)' ayyəwaccəw 'I saw them/him, her (pol.)'

Subject: Second person masculine
fəlləghəñ 'you wanted me' ayyəhəñ 'you saw me'
fəlləghəw 'you wanted him/it' ayyəhəw 'you saw him/it'
fəlləghat 'you wanted her' ayyəhat 'you saw her'
fəlləghən 'you wanted us' ayyəhən 'you saw us'
fəlləghaccəw 'you wanted them/him, her (pol.)' ayyəhaccəw 'you saw them/him, her (pol.)'

Subject: Second person feminine
fəlləgəšıñ 'you wanted me' ayyəšıñ 'you saw me'
fəlləgšıw 'you wanted him/it' ayyəšıw 'you saw him/it'
fəlləgšat 'you wanted her' ayyəšat 'you saw her'
fəlləgšın 'you wanted us' ayyəšın 'you saw us'
fəlləgšaccəw 'you wanted them/his, her (pol.)' ayyəšaccəw 'you saw them/him, her (pol.)'

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