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====Synthetic Verbs==== | ====Synthetic Verbs==== | ||
Unlike compound verbs, which require two separate lexemes, an auxiliary verb plus a verb root, synthetic verbs encode all verbal inflections on the verb root itself. Synthetic verbs are conservative, preserving the original Peshpeg verbal paradigms. | Unlike compound verbs, which require two separate lexemes, an auxiliary verb plus a verb root, synthetic verbs encode all verbal inflections on the verb root itself. Synthetic verbs are conservative, preserving the original Peshpeg verbal paradigms. | ||
Three tenses are distinguished: present (unmarked), past (marked with the prefix ''i-''), and future (prefix ''ta-''). Aspect marking is distinguished by null-marking for the perfect, and the prefix ''dal-'' for the imperfect. The prefixes show vowel harmony with the first vowel of the verb root. | Three tenses are distinguished: present (unmarked), past (marked with the prefix ''i-''), and future (prefix ''ta-''). Aspect marking is distinguished by null-marking for the perfect, and the prefix ''dal-'' for the imperfect. The prefixes show vowel harmony with the first vowel of the verb root. | ||