Probably sound-symbolic.
Note: The Proto-Finnic conjugation system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | ||||
present | past | imperative | optative | |
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1st sing. | *hohkan | *hohkëin | — | *hohkagon |
2nd sing. | *hohkat | *hohkëit | *hohkak | *hohkagos |
3rd sing. | *hohkabi *hohka |
*hohkëi | *hohkagasën | *hohkagosën |
1st plur. | *hohkakmëk *hohkakmak |
*hohkëimëk *hohkëimak |
*hohkagatëmëk *hohkagatamak |
*hohkagotëmëk *hohkagotamak |
2nd plur. | *hohkaktëk *hohkaktak |
*hohkëidëk *hohkëidak |
*hohkagatë *hohkagata |
*hohkagot'ëk *hohkagotadak |
3rd plur. | *hohkabat *hohka |
*hohkëi | *hohkagasën | *hohkagosën |
passive | *hohkaksën *hohkat'aksën |
*hohkadisën *hohkattisën |
*hohkadakahën *hohkattakahën |
*hohkadakohën *hohkattakohën |
connegative | *hohkak | — | *hohkagak | *hohkagok |
passive connegative | *hohkaktak | — | *hohkadagak *hohkattagak |
*hohkadagok *hohkattagok |
conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | ||
1st sing. | *hohkakcin | *hohkëicin | *hohkanën | |
2nd sing. | *hohkakcit | *hohkëicit | *hohkanët | |
3rd sing. | *hohkakci | *hohkëici | *hohkani | |
1st plur. | *hohkakcimëk *hohkakcimak |
*hohkëicimëk *hohkëicimak |
*hohkanëmëk *hohkanëmak | |
2nd plur. | *hohkakcidëk *hohkakcidak |
*hohkëicidëk *hohkëicidak |
*hohkanëdëk *hohkanëdak | |
3rd plur. | *hohkakci | *hohkëici | *hohkani | |
passive | *hohkadakcihën *hohkat'akcihën |
*hohkadicihën *hohkatticihën |
*hohkadanëhën *hohkattanëhën | |
connegative | *hohkakcik | *hohkëicik | *hohkanëk | |
passive connegative | *hohkadakcik *hohkat'akcik |
*hohkadicik *hohkatticik |
*hohkadanëk *hohkattanëk | |
non-finite forms | infinitives/nouns | participles | ||
active | passive | |||
infinitive 1 | *hohkadak | present | *hohkaba | *hohkadapa *hohkattapa |
infinitive 2 | *hohkadë- | past | *hohkanut | *hohkadu *hohkattu |
gerund/supine | *hohkama | |||
action noun | *hohkaminen |