OF VERBS.

A Verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer; as,

Nedahyah, I am; Nedebahkoonewa, I rule; Nedebahkoonegoo, I am ruled.

Verbs are of three kinds, active, passive, and neuter.

A Verb Active expresses an action, and necessarily implies an agent

and an object acted upon; as, Nezhahgeah James, I love James.

A Verb Passive expresses passion or a suffering or the receiving of an

action, and implies an object acted upon, and an agent by which it is

acted upon; as, Chezhahwaneding, to be loved; John oojezhahwanemah

neen, John is loved by me.

A Verb Neuter expresses neither action nor passion, but being or a

state of being; as, Nenebah, I sleep; Nenahmahdub, I sit.

Verbs have number, person, mood and tense.

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