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z-

prefix

LanguageAhtna (United States)

Meaning
  1. Appears in some imperfective verbs, many of them neuter verbs, as well as many perfective verbs.
  2. Appears in the negative paradigms of all modes except the perfective.
  3. perfective and negative prefix
  4. A grammatical prefix that appears in various verb forms, particularly in certain imperfective, neuter, and perfective verbs. It is also used in the negative form of most verb modes.
Examples

z- appears in the negative paradigms of all modes except the perfective.

z- appears in the negative paradigms of all modes except the perfective.

Part of speechprefix

Usage noteThis is a functional prefix used to change the aspect or negation of a verb.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.