11_Root_As
Irregular verb √as (be)¶
Present Tense √as¶
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | atthi | he is | santi | they are |
| 2nd | asi | you are | attha | you all are |
| 1st | amhi asmi |
I am | amha amhā asma |
we are |
n’eso’ham’asmi
na + eso + ahaṃ + asmi
lit. not this I am
“I am not this”
Imperative √as¶
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | atthu | he must be | santu | they must be |
| 2nd | āhi | you must be | attha | you all must be |
| 1st | amhi asmi |
I must be | amha amhā asma |
we must be |
Aorist √as¶
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | āsi | he was | āsiṃsu āsuṃ |
they were |
| 2nd | āsi | you were | āsittha | you all were |
| 1st | āsiṃ | I was | āsimha āsimhā |
we were |
Root: √as (be)
Construction: a + √as + i > āsi