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: '''''To năh nearăs łasdă ănîș.''''' | : '''''To năh nearăs łasdă ănîș.''''' | ||
:'' The candles are now lighted.'' | :'' The candles are now lighted.'' | ||
=== | === The auxiliary ''bi'' === | ||
For the auxiliary ''bi'', the tenses are (pres, past/conditional, fut) x (imperfective, perfective). The auxiliary controls the tense and the preposition controls the aspect: | |||
* to ș' ă(g) = present | * to ș' ă(g) = present (to becomes t' before a vowel) | ||
* to șe ney = past perfective | * to șe ney = past perfective | ||
* vă ș' ă(g) = past imperfective | * vă ș' ă(g) = past imperfective | ||