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== Verbs == | == Verbs == | ||
=== Tense=== | |||
There are three primary tense distinctions made in Fásriyya verbs; these being the past, present, and future. In addition to this, the past tense also distinguishes between the perfective and imperfective aspects, creating the preterite and imperfect tenses respectively. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;" | |||
|+Class I noun endings | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="3" | Tense-Aspect | |||
! colspan="3" | Inflection | |||
! rowspan="2" | Meaning | |||
|- | |||
! Tense | |||
! Aspect | |||
! Name | |||
! Conclusive | |||
! Participle | |||
! Infinitive | |||
|- style="text-align:center;" | |||
| Present | |||
| Ø | |||
| Present | |||
| '''''bakā’unu'''''<br>baCāCuCu | |||
| '''''mak’ūn'''''<br>maCCūC | |||
| '''''mak’ana'''''<br>maCCaCa | |||
| 'they see, they are seeing' | |||
|- style="text-align:center;" | |||
| rowspan="2" | Past | |||
| Imperfective | |||
| Imperfect | |||
| '''''bak’anu'''''<br>baCCaCu | |||
| '''''kā’in'''''<br>CāCiC | |||
| '''''kā’ana'''''<br>CāCaCa | |||
| 'they were seeing' | |||
|- style="text-align:center;" | |||
| Perfective | |||
| Preterite | |||
| '''''bak’an'''''<br>baCCaC | |||
| '''''ka’n'''''<br>CaCC | |||
| '''''ka’ana'''''<br>CaCaCa | |||
| 'they saw' | |||
|- style="text-align:center;" | |||
| Future | |||
| Ø | |||
| Future | |||
| '''''bak’ana'''''<br>baCCana | |||
| '''''sak’úún'''''<br>saCCūC (LH) | |||
| '''''sak’áná'''''<br>saCCaCa (LH) | |||
| 'they will see' | |||
|} |
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