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The optative does not distinguish tenses but aspects, even though the perfective optative is formed with the same terminations of the past indicative and is used for truly irrealizable wishes expressed in remembrance of a past situation (see example sentence 2 below).
The optative does not distinguish tenses but aspects, even though the perfective optative is formed with the same terminations of the past indicative and is used for truly irrealizable wishes expressed in remembrance of a past situation (see example sentence 2 below).
# ''emiya toh svātārṣęe tatalūyē!''
# ''emiya toh svātārṣęe tatalāvē!''
#: this_time. <small>3SG.DAT</small>. be_correct-<small>ADV</small>. go.towards-<small>OPT.IMPF.3SG.EXTERIOR.PATIENT</small>.
#: this_time. <small>3SG.DAT</small>. be_correct-<small>ADV</small>. go.towards-<small>OPT.IMPF.3SG.EXTERIOR.PATIENT</small>.
#: May (s)he get it right this time!
#: May (s)he get it right this time!
# ''pū glidemæh āñjulā joyau!''
# ''pū glidemæh āñjulā jamam!''
#: if. only. there. be-<small>OPT.PERF.1SG.EXTERIOR.PATIENT</small>.
#: if. only. there. be-<small>OPT.PERF.1SG.EXTERIOR.PATIENT</small>.
#: If only I had been there!
#: If only I had been there!
# ''nanā dvārma saminēm gu natyauyērā ša.''
# ''nanā dvārma saminēm gu natyāmorā ša.''
#: that.<small>DIR</small>. room.<small>DIR.SG</small>. child-<small>ESS.PL</small>. <small>NEG</small>=stay-<small>OPT.IMPF.3SG.EXTERIOR-LOC</small>=<small>NEG</small>.
#: that.<small>DIR</small>. room.<small>DIR.SG</small>. child-<small>ESS.PL</small>. <small>NEG</small>=stay-<small>OPT.IMPF.3SG.EXTERIOR-LOC</small>=<small>NEG</small>.
#: Kids shouldn't stay in that room.
#: Kids shouldn't stay in that room.
# ''dauditetilūyi tamirtatilūyīldrei.''
# ''daudittamai : tamirtatamoldres.''
#: want-<small>HON-OPT.IMPF.2SG.EXTERIOR-AGENT</small>. be_seated-<small>HON-CAUS-OPT.PERF.2SG.INTERIOR.COMMON</small>.
#: want-<small>HON-OPT.IMPF.2SG.EXTERIOR-AGENT</small>. be_seated-<small>HON-CAUS-OPT.PERF.2SG.INTERIOR.COMMON</small>.
#: Please sit down.
#: Please sit down.
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