Al-Indunisiy
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Indonesian
The forms of 'jan' as recorded in the Monier-Williams dictionary are as follows:
It seems to say that Class 1 Present Active and Middle of the verb are 'janati' and 'janate' respectively; Present Subjunctive Active 'janat', Present Subjunctive Middle 'janata', Imperfect Active 'ajanat'.
My questions are:
1. As far as I've read grammar books on Sanskrit, there is no Subjunctive Middle ending -ta, only either -te or strengthened to -tai. Is this an irregularity or am I misunderstanding something?
2. After the imperfect tense it says, parasmepada (Active Voice). But of what tense? Imperfect? Not likely because no augment prefix a-. Or could it be a transcription error? Because in the scan of the print version it is only marked 'p.' which could actually mean 'participle' in which case it aligns with what this automatic conjugator give for the Present Active Participle: janat. Likewise the Class 10 version: janayat.
It seems to say that Class 1 Present Active and Middle of the verb are 'janati' and 'janate' respectively; Present Subjunctive Active 'janat', Present Subjunctive Middle 'janata', Imperfect Active 'ajanat'.
My questions are:
1. As far as I've read grammar books on Sanskrit, there is no Subjunctive Middle ending -ta, only either -te or strengthened to -tai. Is this an irregularity or am I misunderstanding something?
2. After the imperfect tense it says, parasmepada (Active Voice). But of what tense? Imperfect? Not likely because no augment prefix a-. Or could it be a transcription error? Because in the scan of the print version it is only marked 'p.' which could actually mean 'participle' in which case it aligns with what this automatic conjugator give for the Present Active Participle: janat. Likewise the Class 10 version: janayat.
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