UNITIVE ASPECT. 1. Verbs of unity are either shortened from the forms found in the lexicon, as above described, or formed by inserting the letter u after the radical part of the primitive verb, or by a prefix. 2. In case of the insertion of the palatals, 4, ш are changed before H into their corresponding gutturals or sibilants; i also is changed to c, and K after cis dropped. Thus, px, 1 cut, шe рtзн, 1 shall cut once, обычамъ, I love, ще обыки, I shall love (in a particular instance). 3. The prefixes by which this aspect may be formed are numerous. Beside npo the following are sometines so employed; 3a, as заспахъ from спавамъ, to sleep... Ꭹ, as уплашихъ from плаш, to frighten. Съ (с), аѕ счюпихъ from чюпіж, to break. These prefixes, though elsewhere used as prepositions in composition, are here simply augments forming the Unitive aspect. 4. The Unitive aspect runs through all the forms of the verb except the Present and Imperfect ndicative. Thus from Bгamь, I raise, we have. ITERATIVE ASPECT. 1. Verbs expressive of repeated or continued! action terminate in aмs or яm, and most of them, in увамь The idea of continuation is the prominen t one in the Present and Imperfect, while that of repetition prevails in the other tenses. 2 The following are the principal changes: exhibited in the formation of this aspect. *) a. If the last letter of the root be *, it is changed to r, or 3; if ч, to к oг ; if ш, to c or x; and if ш, to cк, before the termination aм%, BаMь, or амъ, вамъ, увамъ; as, Лъжна, излъгванъ; лижа, облизвамъ; b. If the last fetter of the root be r, it is changed, before the ending я, into ; if K, into ч; аз стрига, престрижямъ; влѣка, увличямъ; but before the ending вамъ ог увамъ, they remain unchanged; as престригвамъ. c. The termination crx is changed to щавамъ ог щамъ, and дж to ждамъ; аѕ крьстя, крыщавамъ; мѣсти, премѣщамъ; видж, виждамъ. d. Most verbs which have in their penultimate syllable e, t, or o, before the ending aмь, or amb, *) Most verbs compounded with prepositions have the same ending with this Aspect, and undergo in their formation the same changes. change e or t to u and o to a; аѕ плет, уплитамъ; сѣка, пресичямь; ловна, улавямъ; родж, раждамъ; but before the ending вамъ they remain unchanged. e. Verbs ending in på preceded by a consonant, change that termination into йрамъ; аѕ мрж умирамъ, простри, простирамъ. In like manner с пивамъ. makes ис Itera 3. The following are the forms of the tive verb as compared with those of the primitive. PRIMITIVE VERB. ITERATIVE ASPECT. SUBJUNCTIVE and OPTATIVE Like the Indicative, with да, ако, etc. 4. The force of this form of the verb, when used as a Conditional, is nearly that of our Potential mood. As remarked above, it may take a syllable in addition to the usul Iterative form; as писувамъ, писувувамъ, давамъ, давувамъ, казувамъ, казувувамъ. $ 22. IMPERSONAL VERBS. 1. These follow the forms of regular verbs in the 3d p. Sing. and are either Active in form, as Móжe, it is possible. Пpnúч, it is fitting. Héma, there is not. or Passive, as Свѣтка ся, it lightens. 2. Those in e belong to the first Conjugation, those in to the second, and those in a to the third. Thus Topмí, it thunders. Pres. Tьрми, it thunders. Imp. Tipмáme, or гpыnéшe, it was thundering. Perf. Гърмѣло 6ѣ, ог гърмѣло е было, it had Fut. Ще гърми, ог гърмѣ ще, it will thunder. 3. The dative case of the personal pronouns is sometimes appended to Impersonal Verbs; as cтpвa ми ся, it appears to me, струва ни ся, it appears to us etc 4. In this way are formed what are called Microимéнни глагóли, or Pronominal Verbs, which generally convey the idea of wishing to perform the action designated by the verb in its simple form. Thas from aдé, (eats) we have aдe ми сa, I desire to eat |