. ▁These ▁post pos itions ▁attach ▁to ▁the ▁verb , ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁example ▁being ▁- da : X ▁" and " ▁or ▁" if , ▁when ". ▁ ▁Ver bs ▁E y ak ▁verb ▁st ems ▁take ▁many ▁aff ix es : ▁there ▁are ▁nine ▁prefix ▁positions ▁before ▁the ▁verb ▁( many ▁of ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁sub div ided ) ▁and ▁four ▁suffix ▁positions ▁after . ▁All ▁positions ▁may ▁be ▁filled ▁with ▁zero , ▁except ▁the ▁stem , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁filled ▁by ▁any ▁of ▁several ▁hundred ▁morph emes ▁but ▁not ▁zero . ▁ ▁Aff ix ▁position ▁▁ 1 . ▁Object ▁ ▁A . ▁Direct ▁object : ▁x u ▁( 1 ▁s g .), ▁’ i ▁( 2 ▁s g .), ▁ ø ~ A ▁( 3 ▁s g . ▁and ▁pl .), ▁l AX i : ▁( 2 ▁pl .), ▁’ Ad ( A ) ~ ’ Ad ( u ) ▁( ref lex ive ), ▁’ i ~ ’ i ( d A ) ▁( ind et erm inate ) ▁ ▁B . ▁Ind ef in ite ▁subject ▁or ▁object : ▁k ’ u ’ ▁The ▁ind et erm inate ▁is ▁used ▁where ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁specific ▁object ▁( such ▁as ▁in ▁in trans itive ▁ver bs ), ▁while ▁the ▁in defin ite ▁is ▁used ▁where ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁specific ▁but ▁un spec ified ▁subject ▁or ▁object . ▁▁ ▁C . ▁Mark ▁of ▁sem it r ans itive : ▁’ ~ : ▁▁ 2 . ▁T ense / as pect