031 VERBS.

85. Malayalim Verbs are of four kinds: Intransitive, Transitive, Causal, and Passive.
86. The construction of the Malayalim Verb is very simple, and except in the imperative mood, and poetic writings, admits of no inflection to express number, or person; these are determined by the subject that governs the verb; as,

87. The Malayalim verb, with the assistances of auxiliary verbs, is in some tenses, capable of a greater degree of precision than the English verb will admit of.