Infinitive Mood.
The infinitive or verbal noun is the same as the root shoi = to say.
Ka I shoi say lai time in at } When I was saying.
A verbal noun can also be formed by the suffix “na.”
Ka My riak staying na in house.
The suffixes “tur,” “tur-in,” “na-tur,” “nan,” “an,” “in,” denotes infinitive of purposes.
Tui Water in tur to drink ka I duh. want.
Chaw Rice lei tur to buy ka I nei lo have not. } I have nothing wherewith to buy rice.
The suffix “tu” changes the verb into noun of agency.
| Veng-tu = a watchman. | Hril-tu = an informant. |