Conjugation of ā-ending verbal base (suṇā)

suṇāti = listens

Please note that the ending vowel ‘ā’ of the verbal base ‘suṇā’ is dropped and the terminations for future tense are added.

suṇā + issa + ti = suṇissati

All the ā-ending verbal bases conjugate like ‘suṇā’ in the Future Tense.

E.g.
kiṇā : kiṇissati – kiṇissanti …
gaṇhā : gaṇhissati – gaṇhissanti …
dadā : dadissati – dadissanti …

1. Upāsakā ca upāsikāyo ca vihāre dhammaṃ suṇissanti.
suṇāti (v) = listens,
suṇissanti (third person, p) = (they) will listen

Translation : The male and female lay devotees with listen to the dhamma (teaching) in the monastery.

2. Bhūpālo vāṇijehi asse kiṇissati.
assa (m) = horse,
kiṇāti (v) = buys, purchases,
kiṇissati (third person, s) = (he) will buy / purchase

Translation : The king will purchase horses from the merchants.

3. Ācariyasmā vijjaṃ uggaṇhissāmi.
vijjā (f) = art, science, study, knowledge, wisdom;
uggaṇhāti (v) = learns
uggaṇhissāmi (first person, s) = I will learn

Translation : I will learn the art / science from the teacher. (Or – I will gain / obtain knowledge from the teacher)

4. Uyyānamhi pokkharaṇiyā padumāni ocinissāma.
ocināti (v) = picks, plucks
ocinissāma (first person, p) = we will pick

Translation : We will pick lotus flowers from the pond in the park.

Conjugation of o-ending verbal base (karo)

karoti = does, performs

Please note that the ending vowel ‘o’ of the verbal base ‘karo’ is dropped and the terminations for future tense are added.

karo + issa + ti = karissati

All the o-ending verbal bases conjugate like ‘karo’ in the Future Tense.

E.g.
tano : tanissati – tanissanti …
sakko : sakkissati – sakkissanti …