Lesson VI
A. Nouns ending in " à "
Ka¤¤à
, f. maiden, virgin
|
SINGULAR |
PLURAL |
Nom. |
Ka¤¤à, |
Ka¤¤à, Ka¤¤àyo |
Voc. |
Ka¤¤e |
Ka¤¤à, Ka¤¤àyo |
Acc. |
Ka¤¤aü |
Ka¤¤à, Ka¤¤àyo |
Instr., Abl. |
Ka¤¤àya |
Ka¤¤àbhi, K¤¤àhi |
Dat., Gen. |
Ka¤¤àya |
Ka¤¤ànaü |
Loc. |
Ka¤¤àya, Ka¤¤àyaü |
Ka¤¤àsu |
Terminations
|
SINGULAR |
PLURAL |
Nom. |
-- |
--, yo |
Voc. |
e |
--, yo |
Acc. |
aü |
--, yo |
Instr., Abl |
ya |
bhi, hi |
Dat., Gen. |
ya |
naü |
Loc. |
ya, yaü |
su |
All nouns ending in " à " are in the feminine with the exception of " sà ", m. dog.
Feminine Substantives :
Bhariyà |
wife |
Bhàsà |
language |
Dàrikà |
girl |
Dhammasàlà |
preaching-hall |
Gangà |
Ganges, river |
Nàvà |
ship, boat |
Osadhasàlà |
dispensary |
Pàëibhàsà |
Pàëi language |
Pa¤¤à |
wisdom |
Pàñhasàlà |
school |
Saddhà |
faith, devotion, confidence |
Salà |
hall |
Gilànasàlà |
hospital |
Visikhà |
street |
B. Infinitive
The Infinitives are formed by adding the suffix " tuü " to the root. If the ending of the root is " a ", it is often changed into " i ".
Examples : -
paca |
+ tuü |
= pacituü |
to cook |
rakkha |
+ tuü |
= rakkhituü |
to protect |
dà |
+ tuü |
= dàtuü |
to give |
Generally the above suffix is added to the forms the roots assume before the third person plural termination of the present tense
*Examples : -
desenti |
desetuü |
kiõanti |
kiõituü |
bhu¤janti |
bhu¤jituü |
suõanti |
suõituü, sotuü |
pesenti |
pesetuü |
*
This same principle applies to the Indeclinable Past Participles and Present Participles which will be treated later.TABLE
Root |
Meaning |
3rd per. pres. pl. |
Infinitive |
Ind. Past Part.* |
disa |
to preach |
desenti |
desetuü |
desetvà |
disa |
to see |
passanti |
passituü |
disvà, passitvà |
gaha |
to take |
gaõhanti |
gaõhituü |
gaõhitvà, gahetvà |
gamu |
to go |
gacchanti |
gantuü |
gantvà |
gamu with à |
to come |
àgacchanti |
àgantuü |
àgantvà, àgamma |
hå |
to be |
honti |
hotuü |
hutvà |
isu |
to wish |
icchanti |
icchituü |
icchitvà |
kara |
to do |
karonti |
kàtuü |
katvà |
lapa with saü |
to converse |
sallapanti |
sallapituü |
sallapitvà |
¤à (jàna) |
to know |
jànanti |
¤àtuü, jànituü |
¤atvà, jànitvà |
nahà |
to bathe |
nahàyanti |
nahàyituü |
nahàyitvà,nahàtvà |
pà |
to drink |
pibanti, pivanti |
pàtuü, pibituü |
pãtvà, pibitvà |
ruha with à |
to ascend |
àruhanti |
àruhituü |
àruhitvà, àruyha |
ñhà |
to stand |
tiññhanti |
ñhàtuü |
ñhatvà |
*
These Indeclinable Past Participles will be treated in lesson VIII.Illustrations :
1. |
Bhariyà |
dàrikànaü |
dàtuü |
odanaü |
pacati. |
2. |
Dàrikàyo |
uggaõhituü |
pàñhasàlaü |
gacchanti. |
|
3. |
Te |
gaïgàyaü |
kãëituü |
icchanti. |
|
4. |
Ka¤¤àyo |
àhàraü |
bhu¤jituü |
sàlàyaü |
nisãdanti. |
Exercise vi
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B