The precative expresses a wish (may...!); it is formed by preposing the particle lu to the stative or the preterite.
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Precative
Synonyms for "precative" (42 found)
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Noun(2 words)
desiderativedesiderative form
Strong matches (12)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (21)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(3 words)
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6 entriesdesiderative moodoptative moodprecative affixprecative clauseprecative constructionprecative particle
Collocations
11 entriesdesiderative moodgrammatical moodlinguistic moodoptative moodprecative clauseprecative constructionprecative formprecative markerprecative moodprecative particlewishing form
Inflections
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