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'break'

'dry'

'sell'

'kill'

'borrow'

'stand'

'tease'

'laugh'

'light'

'do'

'cook'

'draw'

3.3 Summary

Bhojpuri verb stem can be classified into three categories- primitive, derivative and

compound. Primitive stems are considered basic. Their morphological structure is
simple. The derivative stems are derived from different word classes. They are
polymorphic. The compound stems are formed by combining either a monomorphic

verb stem or derivative verb stem with a verb stem with a verb, or with a noun,
adjective or adverb. If the derivational suffix - is added to the root, and a verb stem

the verb bears the causative meaning in Bhojpuri. Verbs stems undergo certain
modification after the affixation.

Bhojpuri verb stems are divided into two classes. These are vowel final stems and
consonant final stems. Stem ending with vowel segment can be classified further with

- final stem, - final stem, - final stem,- final stem,- final stem and - final stem.

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