Causative verbs were formed using ?? ?? ??? ??? ?? ( ??obsolete, only present in very ancient forms ).
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The causative verb ending is usually replaced with in Kansai dialect; for example, U0 [ 0? ( causative form of ) changes U0Y0, ��0 [ 0? ( causative form of �F0 ) changes ��0Y0.
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Current theory recognizes the predicate in Specifier position of a tree in inchoative / anticausative verbs ( intransitive ), or causative verbs ( transitive ) is what selects the theta role conjoined with a particular verb.
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For example, the secondary suffix derived causative verbs, and retained this purpose and meaning throughout the descendants of PIE . The common primary suffix, however, came to be used for the majority of verb formations in Latin, without any discernible meaning being conveyed by the suffix; its function had become purely morphological.
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Setting aside possible abstract analyses of these facts ( which posit an underlying prefix / k-/ that causes the changes seen superficially, we can illustrate the kinds of non-causative vs . causative pairs with the following examples . ( Basic intransitive verbs are more common than basic transitive verbs, as in many languages . ) The presence of the theme vowel / u-/ should be noted in the causative verbs, and in some cases is the only difference between the two verbs.
