barha
barha /'bɑʀ.ʔɑ/ v. cop., to be.
Highly irregular verb with multiple roots depending on context. It functions as an a-stem verb when the speaker wants to emphasize an animate subject or object or as an i-stem verb when the speaker emphasizes an inanimate subject or object.
Tense | a-stem | i-stem |
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Present | berha | dwēhi |
Past | porha | twēhi |