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These pronouns are also suffixed to the verb, binom, he is, it is (“IT” being some definit thing previously mentioned). Pükof, she speaks; golofs, they (the women) go; nifos, it snows; sagon, they say, people say, one says, it is said.
Even when the subject of the verb is a noun expressed, yet the om or of must be added: of for a feminin subject, om for any other. Vom binof jönik, the woman is beautiful. Man binom famik, the man is famous. Dom binom gletik (not dom binos gletik), the house is large. Doms binoms gletik, the houses are large. Jisons binofs yunik, the daughters are young.
We can now conjugate any verb through the persons of the present tense.—
| 1. binob, I am. 2. binol, thou art, you are. 3. binom, is, he is, it is. binof, is, she is. binos, it is. binon, one is, people are. |
1. binobs, we are. 2. binols, you are. 3. binoms, are, they are. binofs, are, they are. |
The mnemonic word OBOLOMOFOSON contains all the personal pronouns. If it be written from memory twenty times the verb endings will not be easily forgotten.
EXERCISE 3.
| Buk, book. Lilob, I hear. |
Kömob, I come. Binob, I am. |
Golob, I go. Pükob, I speak. |
Binob. Givob. Blinob. Pükob. Golob. Kömob. Labob buki. Givobs moni. Labobs bukis tel. Givob moni mane. Blinobs bukis pule. Blinobs bukis pula.
I speak. I go. I have the goose. We have the books. I have five books. We give money to the man. I give five dollars to the boy. We bring a dog to the man. I bring the books. I bring the boys' books. I bring books to the boys. We give books to the boys.