Dear Alan, Jaran and friends,

Jaran: no, the conjugation is independent of prefixes. What it is
dependent on is an advance topic, and beyond my comprehension.
Perhaps our aspiring linguist friends can help.

For now, it is simply a matter of knowing the conjugation for each
verb. (Just as knowing the gender of each noun.)

Allow me to illustrate, and bear with me if I get the terminology
wrong.


ROOT: muc


(1a) The root is also a stem on its own.

STEM: muc

(1b) Now, into conjugation.

II: mu~ncati (active)
III: muccati (passive)


(2a) Adding a prefix introduces a new stem.

STEM: vi+muc

(2b) Now, into conjugation.

III: vimuccati (passive)


Hope that helps.


metta,
Yong Peng.

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Jaran Jai-nhuknan wrote:

I am now confused. From what Alan said, the conjugation depends on
prefixes.(?) Should conjugation be considered of the based on the
word alone and not the root? Are there a lot of roots that change
conjugation when combined with different prefixes?