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Momentane




  • ''ajahtaa'' "drive+nonsentient" would indicate suddenly driving without anything causing it, which is impossible, as driving must be caused by an animate actor; and ---''tuoksaista'', "give off a scent+sentiency", would indicate a sentient actor for an action that can only happen by itself.


Often these are combined with a Frequentative to indicate a series of short actions. For example, ''heilua'' "to swing"; ''heilahtaa'' "to swing once by itself"; ''heilahdella'' "to swing to and fro continuously". Another note is that the root may not be a fully formed verb, but mere Onomatopoeia , e.g. ''pam+auttaa'' "to bang (something suddenly once)".

The markers are affected by Consonant Gradation , as illustrated by this pair of first infinitives vs second. person indicatives: ''pamahtaa'' ~ ''pamahdat'', ''pamauttaa'' ~ ''pamautat''.


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