Singular: Shoi rawh, shoi ang che, shoi ta che, shoi te, shoi che, all mean "say." The last four forms have a somewhat persuasive meaning. Plural: I shoi ang, i shoi ang u = Let us say. The second person plural is formed by adding "u" to the singular form. Infinitive Mood. The infinitive or verbal noun is the same as the root shoi = to say. Ka shoi lai in } When I was saying. I say time at } A verbal noun can also be formed by the suffix "na." Ka riak na in My staying house. The suffixes "tur," "tur-in," "na-tur," "nan," "an," "in," denotes infinitive of purposes. Tui in tur ka duh. Water to drink I want. Chaw lei tur ka nei lo } I have nothing wherewith Rice to buy I have not. } to buy rice. The suffix "tu" changes the verb into noun of agency. Veng-tu = a watchman. Hril-tu = an informant. Participles: Shoia, shoi-ing = saying. Negative. There are two negative particles:--lo and shu. The first is used except in the conditional and the imperative, when the latter is used. The particles are placed after the root except in the past tense, when they follow the tense termination. Ka kal lo = I do not go. Ka kal ta lo = I did not go. Ka kal lo vang = I will not go } The "v" is inserted for Ka kal lo ve = I do not go } sake of euphony. Kal rawh = Go. Kal shu = Don't go. Kal shu se = Do not let him go. Shoi shu u = Do not say (plural). Shoi shu i la = If we do not say. "Nem" and "nang" are used as negative particles and intensify the meaning. Ka hre lo = I don't know. Ka hre nem = I don't know. How should I? Lal in a ka kal nang = I am not going to the chief's house. Why should I be? Interrogative Particles. These are as a rule placed at the end of a sentence. They are "em" and "em ni." I kal ang em = Will you go? "Em ni" sometimes implies that the answer is expected in the same form as the question. I lo-kal em ni = You have come, have you? A lo-kal lo vem ni = He has come, has not he? "Maw"--This particle is used when the person asked, instead of replying at once, repeats part of the question--a pernicious and vexatious habit much indulged in by the Lushais. I dam em? = Are you well? Keima maw? Ka dam e = Do you mean me? I am well. The Passive Voice. The verb when used in the passive voice is pronounced slightly differently. The construction is as follows:-- Lal in min kap = The chief shot me. Lal ka ka ni = I am shot by the chief. Verbal Prefixes. These are a very noticeable peculiarity. They are:--