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*loss of grammatical gender | *loss of grammatical gender | ||
*loss of the passive binyanim | *loss of the passive binyanim | ||
*loss of the suffix conjugation except in a few verbs; erosion of the prefix paradigm to the point where subject pronouns are required | *loss of the suffix conjugation except in a few verbs (where they form the w-form); erosion of the prefix paradigm (used for the past tense, like the Hebrew waw-consecutive preterite) to the point where subject pronouns are required | ||
*the use of the ''w-form'' (inherited from the Old Togarmite waw-consecutive) for the present progressive, mirroring [[Time Traveler English|English]] ''-ing'' < PIE *-nd-kwe | *the use of the ''w-form'' (inherited from the Old Togarmite waw-consecutive) for the present progressive, mirroring [[Time Traveler English|English]] ''-ing'' < PIE *-nd-kwe | ||
*the development of a productive concatenative verb paradigm used to form verbs from other words, analogous to Germanic weak verbs | *the development of a productive concatenative verb paradigm used to form verbs from other words, analogous to Germanic weak verbs | ||