CHAPTER XXV

203. The Indicative Future is formed as follows :-

1. The root assumes a modified form by attaching - � in the Second and Third person Singular, - �� in the First person Singular, - �� in the First and Third person Plural, and �ܽ in the Second person Plural.

Thus �ܥ� is modified to -

Singular Plural

First Person	�ܥܻ� �ܥܽ�
Second Person	�ܥܽ �ܥ�ܽ
Third Person	�ܥܽ �ܥܽ�

These are really Subjective (Optative) forms. See 227.

2. To the root thus modified is appended a -
   
   

   ��� in Masc. Sg

   �ܽ in Masc. Plural

   ��� in Fem. Sg. or Pl

204. The Future Indicative forms of the root �ܥ�, thus, would be-

1. With a Masculine subject -

Singular Plural

(b) With a Feminine subject -

Singular Plural

Note:- With the honorific pronoun �ܜ�, Third Person Plural forms are used -

205. (a) Roots ending in - �� or - � shorten these vowels before attaching - �, - ��, - �� and - �ܽ [50 - (a) and (b)]. Thus :-

(b) The roots ڽ `give' and �ܽ `take' drop their vowel (-�) before attaching - �, - ��, - �� and - �ܽ.

(c)The root �ܽ `be' does not attach - � or - ��. But �� (First person Sg.) and - �ܽ (Second Person Pl.) are attached as usual. In the First and Third person Plural, �ܽ is nasalized. The forms are �ܽ��� (II and III Sg.), �ܽ��ܽ (I and III Pl.) �ܽ�Š�� (I Sg.) and �ܽ�ܽ�ܽ (II Pl.)

(d) It is common to write �ܡ܊��, ��ܡ܊�� or �ܨܽ���, ��ܨܽ��� for �܇���, ��܇��� (he will come, he wil go); ��ܡܽ���, ��ܡܽ��� etc., for ��܇���, ��܇��� etc.; �ܡ�Šܽ, ��ܨܽ��ܽ for �܇Šܗ ��܇Šܽ etc; ��ܡ�Šܽ, ��ܡ�Šܽ for ��܇Šܽ, ��܇Šܽ etc. But the regular, and therefore preferable, forms are those with-� and-�� (�܇���, �܇Šܽ etc.). �ܽ�ܽ���, (for �ܽ���), �ܽ�ܽ��ܽ (for �ܽ��ܽ), ۻ���� (for �ܽ�Š��) and �ܽ�ܽ (for �ܽ�ܽ�ܽ) are dialectical or colloquial and should be discarded.

(e) In Fem. Plural, -��� should never be nasalized. ��܇Š�� is the correct form, not ��܇Š��.

(f) With the honorific Pronoun �ܜ�, Third Person plural forms are used �ܜ� ��܇Šܽ (Masc.) �ܜ� ��܇Š�� (Fem.). An extra-polite form is obta ned by appending - ��� to the honorific forms of the Imperative, ��܃� etc. (180-b). Thus �ܜ� ��܃����, �ܹ�܇��� etc. This form is used for boththe genders.

206. In the Active Voice, the Indicative Future has onlythe subjectival construction : the Verb always agrees with the subject in Number, Gender and Person.

For Passive and Impersonal forms of Future, see Chapter XIV.

For Progressive Future, see 262.