ABSTRACT

The above are active participles, i.e. the forms of the verb which indicate the doer or agent.

They show the pattern of the active participle for the simple verb:

C aa C i C

Here are some examples, using verbs in the vocabulary section of this unit:

inhabitant, dweller; residing/resident saakin Can you hear me? saami9? ready, present (also: ‘At your service!’) HaaDir

The formation is quite systematic.