In certain constructions, the habitual aspect marker in Sargaĺk can appear on nouns in locative cases (or in the comitative cases). At times, these are zero-derived verbs, at times, they are more like regular nouns.
The verbal uses, however, differ from regular verbs in that the case marker occupies the normal person congruence spot. Sargaĺk is still very much pro-drop for subjects, so even these verbs may lack explicit subjects.
A very common construction uses the comitative/instrumental. With animate nouns, it signifies being with someone - even non-habitually. The habitual marker there mainly works as a derivative thing:
t'upr-əva-mimes
family-hab-with(pl)
to be with one's family
With inanimates, it can signify repeated use of an instrument, e.g.
t'ak'-əva-mai
hammer-hab-with
to hammer ((away) at)
The meaning of forms derived using the various locative plurals may sometimes be somewhat unpredictable:
sərnar -əva -ssu brother's wife habitual lative plural
'to be (romantically) obsessed with one's sister-in-law'
This particular example can be used with personal names or titles as well as words such as the different types of siblings-in-law and such. It's generally quite a condescending construction. The plural suffix here is part of the construction - with the singular case suffix -rne it would simply signify 'to habitually go to' or 'to habitually be, as per X's opinion'. The latter meaning generally takes an adjective too.
nen morgos sərnarəvarne
I dumb [...]
my sister-in-law often thinks I am dumb
Oftentimes, the meaning is rather predictable:
k'orme -va -mime
brother -habitual -familiar comitative
'to collaborate with one's brother' (often with an infinitive)
Mostly, nouns referring to locations - both proper nouns and regular nouns - will simply signify the subject generally being there, coming from there or going there habitually.
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