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	Three aspects are distinguished: gnomic/habitual, progressive, and perfective. Neither tense nor definiteness is explicitly marked.		Three aspects are distinguished: gnomic/habitual, progressive, and perfective. Neither tense nor definiteness is explicitly marked.

	Raxic has many mood distinctions. The volitional mood indicates the subject's desire or effort to perform an action. The subjunctive mood is used as complements of modal verbs and other verbs (at times forming a "serial verb" construction à la Japanese).		Raxic has many mood distinctions. The volitional mood indicates the subject's desire or effort to perform an action, or that an event is probable. The subjunctive mood is used as complements of modal verbs and other verbs (at times forming a "serial verb" construction à la Japanese).