▁ ▁Ver bs ▁All ▁ver bs ▁in ▁Sal iba ▁can ▁be ▁class ified ▁as ▁either ▁trans itive ▁or ▁in trans itive ▁ver bs ▁on ▁formal ▁grounds . ▁To ▁convert ▁from ▁trans itive ▁to ▁in trans itive ▁ver bs ▁the ▁suffix ▁ ▁or ▁a ▁suffix ▁that ▁looks ▁like ▁ ▁is ▁used , ▁C ▁being ▁any ▁con son ant ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁verb . ▁The ▁suffix ▁ ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁turn ▁some ▁n oun s ▁into ▁trans itive ▁ver bs . ▁For ▁example , ▁, ▁kn ife , ▁becomes ▁, ▁cut ▁with ▁a ▁kn ife . ▁Another ▁important ▁form ational ▁aff ix ▁for ▁ver bs ▁is ▁the ▁caus ative ▁prefix ▁, ▁e . g . ▁, ▁see ▁becomes ▁, ▁show , ▁or , ▁cause ▁to ▁see . ▁Something ▁special ▁about ▁the ▁ver bs ▁in ▁Sal iba ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁st ems ▁of ▁two ▁lex ical ▁ver bs ▁can ▁combine ▁to ▁form ▁one ▁inf lect ed ▁verb . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁the ▁verb ▁phrase ▁, ▁which ▁means ▁he ▁jump ed ▁down , ▁the ▁verb ▁ ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁ ▁( j ump ) ▁and ▁ ▁( go ▁down ). ▁These ▁two ▁st ems ▁combined ▁and ▁formed ▁one ▁complex ▁verb . ▁ ▁T ense ▁and ▁aspect ▁T ense ▁is ▁not ▁marked ▁in ▁Sal iba ▁verb ▁phr ases , ▁but ▁aspect ▁is . ▁When ▁absolute ▁time ▁reference ▁is ▁needed , ▁Sal iba ▁uses ▁time ▁words ▁like ▁, ▁yesterday , ▁, ▁tom orrow , ▁or ▁ob lique ▁phr ases ▁like ▁, ▁in ▁the ▁morning .