-áa Infinitive suffix added to the verb root

Part of Speech sfx
Restrictions Usually suffixed to a complement-clause verb with a modality verb following it
    • Infinitive suffix added to the verb root
      • Example 20:
        se har deés akaadúi pašáa bhóon de.
        se
        3pl.nom
        har
        every
        deés
        day
        akaadúi
        one.another
        paš
        see
        -áa
        -inf
        bha
        be.able.to
        -en
        -3pl
        de
        pst
        They were able to meet every day.
        Source:
        A:SHY007
      • Example 21:
        tanaám maǰí áak míiš muṭá ǰe ukháai bhóo de maní.
        tanaám
        3pl.acc
        maǰí
        among
        ak
        one
        méeš
        man
        muṭ
        tree
        -a
        -obl
        ǰe
        up
        ukhéi
        come.up
        -áa
        -inf
        bha
        be.able.to
        -e
        -3sg
        de
        pst
        maní
        HSAY
        One of the men knew how to climb a tree.
        Source:
        A:UNF007