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97. Lon ji-poh le jih.
I 3y-beat by he
T was beaten by him.'
In (94), the verb is made to agree with the subject Mh,
'he, she' using ji- (or i-) '3y', which is the prefixal form
of that subject, ji- is also used as an agreement marker
when the subject is an NP which is equivalent in status to a
pronoun iih. such as si Ali in sentence (95). In (95), lon-
'I' is the prefixal form of the pronoun Ion 'I,' which is
the subject of the sentence. In (97), ii- agrees with the
agent ij.h 'he, she.'
Not all verbs take prefix agreement markers in agreeing
with their subjects. Some verbs take suffix agreement
markers, which are the suffixal forms of pronouns.
Adjectives take only suffix agreement markers, except for
several adjectives that can be used as verbs. The criteria
determining prefix or suffix agreement is discussed in
Chapter 4.
98. Gopnyan reubah-geuh bunoe.
He- fall-3r just now
' He fell just now.'
99. Lon hek-lon that uroe nyoe.
I tired-1 very day this
'I am very tired today.'