ary ▁object ▁na - <0x09> by ▁means ▁of ▁the ▁feet ▁or ▁a ▁machine ▁ra - <0x09> by ▁means ▁of ▁the ▁mouth ▁or ▁teeth ▁bo - <0x09> by ▁means ▁of ▁blow ▁or ▁bl ast ▁ba - <0x09> by ▁cutting ▁da - <0x09> because ▁of ▁he ating ▁or ▁free zing ▁ ▁C aus ative ▁suffix ▁ ▁The ▁caus ative , ▁where in ▁the ▁subject ▁causes ▁or ▁makes ▁something ▁else ▁to ▁do ▁or ▁be ▁something , ▁is ▁expressed ▁via ▁the ▁suffix ▁- hi . ▁ ▁T ense ▁ ▁" T ense " ▁in ▁Ch iw ere ▁can ▁be ▁divided ▁into ▁present / p ast ▁and ▁future . ▁ ▁Pres ent ▁and ▁past ▁t enses ▁are ▁un mark ed ▁in ▁the ▁language , ▁and ▁are ▁distinguished ▁by ▁actual ▁statements ▁of ▁time ▁using ▁words ▁like ▁" y esterday " ▁or ▁" today ." ▁ ▁The ▁future ▁t ense ▁is ▁indicated ▁with ▁the ▁particle ▁h ny e , ▁which ▁follows ▁the ▁verb . ▁ ▁Personal ▁pron oun s ▁ ▁Ch iw ere ▁is ▁a ▁pro - drop ▁language ; ▁once ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁sentence ▁has ▁been ▁established , ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁omitted . ▁ ▁First ▁Person : ▁mi ' e ▁( sing .), ▁hi ' e ▁( inc .) ▁Second ▁Person : ▁ri ' e ▁Third ▁Person : ▁al é ▁ ▁Neg ation ▁ ▁Stat ements ▁are ▁neg ated ▁with ▁the ▁particle ▁sk un yi , ▁which ▁follows ▁the ▁verb . ▁ ▁Comm ands ▁ ▁Comm ands ▁are ▁formed ▁using ▁the ▁simple ▁verb ▁stem ▁plus ▁a ▁gender -