_I wash them_, _We two wash them_, _We wash them_, Ermikpaka. Ermikpauvut. idem.
_He washes them_, _The two wash them_, _They wash them_, Ermikpei. Ermikpatik. Ermikpase.
_Thou washest them_, _Ye two wash them,_ _Ye wash them_, Ermikpatit. Ermikpatik. Ermikpeit.
_He washes not_ _The two wash not_ _They wash not_ _himself_, _themselves._, _themselves._, Ermingilak. Ermingilek. Ermingilat.
_I do not wash_ _We two wash not_ _We wash not_ _myself_, _ourselves_, _ourselves_, Ermingilanga. Ermingilaguk. Ermingilagut.
_Thou dost not wash_ _Ye two do not wash_ _You do not wash_ _thyself_, _yourselves_, _yourselves_, Ermingilatit. Ermingilatik. Ermingilase.
With the suffixes of the patient person the negative verbs are inflected like the affirmatives; as,
_He washes me not_, _Ye two wash me not_, _They wash me not_, Ermingilanga. idem. idem.
_Thou washest me not_, _Ye two wash me not,_ _You wash me not_, Ermingilarma. Ermingilautinga. Ermingilausinga.
And in the same manner you may inflect all verbs whatsoever.
The preterits and futures have the same suffixa as the present tense.
Concerning the compounded verbs, it is to be observed, that, whereas their auxiliary verbs are but few, they make use of several particles to supply their place, which are annexed to the simple verbs, and so make them compounded verbs, yet these particles by themselves are not used, nor of any signification. And by this connection or composition the simple verbs change their conjugation. As for example,
First, in this expression, they used to do so and so, the composition is formed thus; of the simple verb _Erminpok_, he washes himself, in the composition is made _Ermingarace_, he uses to wash himself. _Kieavok_, he weeps; _Kieeillarau_, he uses to weep; _Aularpok_, he goes from home; _Aulararau_, he uses to go from home.
Second, when the expression runs thus, he comes to do this or that, it is turned in this manner. _Ermigiartorpok_, he comes to wash himself; _Aglegiartorpok_, he comes to write. And so in all other compositions.
But there are not only verbs compounded with one, but sometimes with two, three, or more particles joined to the verb, when there is a longer sentence to be expressed. And for this reason, the words and particles undergo a great many changes and variations, inasmuch as they retain but certain radical letters, the rest either being thrown away and quite lost, or else changed for others. As for instance, _Aulisariartorasuarpok_, he made haste to go out a fishing. Here three verbs are joined together in one. _Aulisarpok_, he fishes; _Peartorpok_, to go about something; and _Pinnesuarpok_, to make haste. Again, _Aglekkinniarit_, endeavour to write better. Here we have another threefold composition. First, _Aglekpok_, he writes; then _Pekipok_, to mend, or do better, and at last _Pinniarpok_, to endeavour. From whence comes the verb _Aglikkinniarpok_, he endeavours to write better; in the imperative mood, _Aglekkinniarit_, as above.
