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The verb ''cèn, jcẁn, (no passive part.), cevn/cjèn'' (from Arabic ''kāna'') is a regular hollow 2-w verb. Unlike in Irish, ''cèn'' covers the senses of both Irish ''is'' and Irish ''bí''. | The verb ''cèn, jcẁn, (no passive part.), cevn/cjèn'' (from Arabic ''kāna'') is a regular hollow 2-w verb. Unlike in Irish, ''cèn'' covers the senses of both Irish ''is'' and Irish ''bí''. | ||
The future form of ''cèn'' is | In the present tense, | ||
* the appropriate independent pronoun is used, for predicate nouns and adjuncts | |||
* the construction ''cel-'' + adjective is used, for predicative adjectives | |||
* the particle ''md{{cll}}ì'' (from ''*muʕṭī'' 'is given') is used, for existential statements | |||
The future form of ''cèn'' is also used as a "habitual be". (''ncẁn'' = Scottish Gaelic ''bidh mi'' 'I (tend to) be, I will be') | |||
=== Prepositions === | === Prepositions === | ||