Editing Burushaski (section)

==== Overview ====
The verbal morphology of Burushaski is extremely complicated and rich in forms. Many sound changes can take place, including [[assimilation (linguistics)|assimilation]], [[deletion (linguistics)|deletion]] and [[Accent (dialect)|accent shift]], which are unique for almost every verb. Here, we can specify only certain basic principles.

The Burushaski [[finite verb]] falls into the following categories:

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!Possible forms
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| [[Grammatical tense|Tense]]/[[Grammatical aspect|Aspect]] || Present, [[Future tense|Future]], [[Imperfect]], [[Perfect (grammar)|Perfect]], [[Pluperfect]]
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| [[Mood (linguistics)|Mood]] || [[Conditional mood|Conditional]], three [[Optative]]s, [[Imperative mood|Imperative]], [[Conative]]
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| [[Grammatical number|Number]] || Singular, [[Plural]]
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| [[Grammatical person|Person]] || 1st, 2nd and 3rd Person (2nd person only in the imperative).
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| [[Noun class]] || the four noun classes m, f, x and y (only in the 3rd person)
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For many [[transitive verb]]s, in addition to the subject, the (direct) object is also indicated, also by pronominal prefixes which vary according to person, number and class. All verbs have negative forms, and many intransitive verbs also have derived transitive forms. The [[infinitive]] forms – which in Burushaski are the absolutives of the past and present, the perfect participle, and two infinitives – admit all the finite variations except tense and mood. Infinitive forms are made together with auxiliary verbs and periphrastic forms.