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The persons have
their obvious uses:
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1:
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The verb refers to the speaker (I).
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(1)
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2:
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The verb refers to the person spoken to (You).
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(2)
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3:
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The verb refers to some other person or thing (He/She/It)
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(3)
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Examples:
gam ‘go’
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1/sg/P
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gacchāmi
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‘I go.’
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2
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gacchasi
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‘You go.’
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3
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gacchati
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‘He/she/it goes.’
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1/du
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gacchāvaḥ
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‘We
two go.’
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2
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gacchathaḥ
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‘You
two go’
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3
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gacchataḥ
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‘The
two of them go’
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1/pl
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gacchāmaḥ
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‘We
[three or more] go.’
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2
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gacchatha
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‘You
[three or more] go.’
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3
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gacchanti
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‘They
[three or more] go.’
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