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== Verb Constructions in Kistane ==

This page is motivated by the intention to enumerate examples which represent typical verbal constructions of Kistaniniya. Hence, a number of representative examples are taken from construction headed by simple intransitive, transitive and ditransitive verbs, derivational verbs (causatives, passive), impersonals, copula, and converbs .

Constructions headed by intransitive verbs.

bəšš-o 
“He cried” 
bəššo 
bəšš  	o 
cry  	3.MASC.SG.SM 
V 
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zəl:əl-o 
“He jumped” 
zəl:əlo 
zəl:əl  	o 
jump  	3.MASC.SG.SM 
V 
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mət’:-at:i 
“She came” 
mət’:at:i 
mət’:  	at:i 
come  	3.FEM.SG.SM 
V 
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bay:-i wəd:ək’-o 
“The baby fell down” 
bay:i  	wəd:ək’o 
bay:  	i  	wəd:ək’  	o 
baby  	DEF  	fell  	3.MASC.SG.SM 
N  	V 
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kassa ab:əd-o 
“Kassa got crazy” 
kassa  	ab:ədo 
kassa  	ab:əd  	o 
Kassa  	get.crazy  	3.MASC.SG.SM 
N  	V 
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kassa tədəs:ət-o 
“Kassa got happy” 
kassa  	tədəs:əto 
kassa  	tədəs:ət  	o 
Kassa  	get.happy  	3.MASC.SG.SM 
N  	V 
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mdr-i nk’t’ək’:t’-o 
“The earth quaked” 
mdri  	nk’t’ək’:t’o 
mdr  	i  	nk’t’ək’:t’  	o 
earth  	DEF  	shake  	3.MASC.SG.SM 
N  	V 
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goš-i ňň-o 
“The boy sleep” 
goši  	ňňo 
goš  	i  	ňň  	o 
boy  	DEF  	sleep  	3.MASC.SG.SM 
N  	V 
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əd:y-i dər:ək’-o 
“The river has dried up” 
əd:yi  	dər:ək’o 
əd:y  	i  	dər:ək’  	o 
river  	DEF  	dry  	3.MASC.SG.SM 
N  	V 
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yig-i gzəg:əz-o 
“The river has dried up” 
yigi  	gzəg:əzo 
yig  	i  	gzəg:əz  	o 
water  	DEF  	cold  	3.MASC.SG.SM 
N  	V