_Cautionary Remarks on the Conjugations of the Verb_[122]
The particle _nama_ placed before any verb in any tense means that the action has been done poorly or in an incomplete manner; e.g., _nama aró_ 'I wash poorly,' _nama iaqu_ 'I am incompletely broiled.'
If the particles _tçui_, _cai_, _uchi_, _faxe_, _voi_, _ai_, and _tori_[123] are placed in front of a verb they do not change the meaning, but they add emphasis; e.g., _uchi cobosu_ has the same meaning as _cobosu_ 'I pour,' _faxe noboru_ is the same as _noboru_ 'I ascend,' _voxi comi,u_ is the same as _comi,u_ 'I enclose,' _ai cavari,u_ is the same as _cavari,u_ 'I am changed,' _tçui mavari,u_ is the same as _mavari,u_ 'I go around,' and _tori firogue,uru_ is the same as _firogue,uru_ 'I spread out.'
The particle _qitte_ is the gerund in _Do_ for the verb _qiri,u_ and when it is placed after the roots of certain verbs it gives them great emphasis; e.g., _tanomiqitte_ 'imploring with great prayers,' _vomoiqitte_ (43 'assuming a strong resolution.' The verbs _tanomiqiri,u_ and _vomoiqiri,u_ are also used.
The particle _ma_, when placed in front of certain verbs and nouns, gives them a stronger meaning; e.g., _mamucai_ 'quite present,' _macuroi_ 'completely black.'
The particle, or better root of the verb, _macari,u_, when placed before verbs of motion, makes the verbs modest and a bit more cultivated; e.g., _macari noboru_ 'I ascend,' _macari cudari,u_ 'I descend,' and _macari i,iru_ 'I am present.'
The particle _va_ placed after a sentence confirms what has been said before, as one might boast of making a prediction; e.g., _fune va cuchinotçu ie iru va_ 'the ship calls at Kuchinotsu; and, if he says so or not, I say so,' _aru va_ 'see if it is not as I have said.'
The particle _aidani_ means 'between' in the sense of the time consumed in performing an action; e.g., _agura aidani_ [_aguru aidani_] 'while offering,' _iôda aidani_ 'while he read,' _naravózuru aidani_ 'while he will learn.'
The particle _ga_ means 'but;' _só iú ga; nanto aró ca?_ 'they say so, but will it be so?' or 'it may be so, but I don't know for certain,' _furi va furu mai ga, fune no dasu coto naró ca xiranu_ 'it's not raining any more, but I still don't know if it will be possible to launch the boat or not,' _sono qinpen ni va gozaru mai ga; doco cara toraxeraruru zo?_ (20)[124] 'there are probably none in the neighborhood, or in the surroundings, so from where can they be gotten?'