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====Preterite tense==== | ====Preterite tense==== | ||
The preterite is considered archaic. It may be found in isolated dialects. | The preterite is considered archaic. It may be found in remote or isolated dialects. | ||
====Perfect tense==== | ====Perfect tense==== | ||
The suffix ''<sup>i</sup>-ín'' is added to the stem to form the past participle. The subject is preceded by an ergative marker ''ro''. For the impersonal the subject is simply omitted. This is the accepted way of forming the past in Étaoin Tigall. | The suffix ''<sup>i</sup>-ín'' is added to the stem to form the past participle. The subject is preceded by an ergative marker ''ro''. For the impersonal the subject is simply omitted. This is the accepted way of forming the past in Étaoin Tigall. | ||