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==Tense, Aspect, Mood, and Voice== | ==Tense, Aspect, Mood, and Voice== | ||
'''Notes:''' | '''Notes:''' | ||
*Impersonal passive (with ''la'') is used as the regular passive as well as pseudo-passive. | *Impersonal passive (with ''la'') is used as the regular passive as well as pseudo-passive - e.g. ''la i arki'' "I was seen", ''la jiifa'' "(someone) is sleeping". | ||
*Subjunctive forms can be used adjectivally. In this usage, gender and number marking is optional (hence why adjectives need not be marked for plurality). | *Subjunctive forms can be used adjectivally. In this usage, gender and number marking is optional (hence why adjectives need not be marked for plurality). | ||
===Simple Forms=== | ===Simple Forms=== |
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