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Modal verbs follow the Directional-Positional coverbs. Modals include a wide range of expressions, such as ability, potentiality, similitude, desire, inclination, etc. | Modal verbs follow the Directional-Positional coverbs. Modals include a wide range of expressions, such as ability, potentiality, similitude, desire, inclination, etc. | ||
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! style=""| Desiderative | ! style=""| Desiderative | ||
| tasmi|| want to | | tasmi|| want to | ||
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! style=""| Conative | |||
| képorih|| to try to, attempt | |||
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! style=""| Inceptive | ! style=""| Inceptive | ||
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Examples of usage of the modal verbs follow: | |||
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|phrase = Kattá tuas képorih itá', yankór<ref>From reconstructed P-Nahenic *''wa=man=kor'' (CONN=SEQ=and.yet).</ref> seskoro sioykar ináka. | |||
| IPA = kat.'ta tuaʃ 'kɛpoɾɪɦ i'taʔ yan'koɾ 'ʃɛʃkoɾo 'ʃoɪkaɾ ɪ'naka | |||
| morphemes = kattá tuas képorih itá' yankór se=skoro sioykar iná-ka. | |||
| gloss = 1S.3S wash.out try AUX.TRN however reed=DEM.PROX good be-NEG. | |||
| translation = I'm trying to wash (the stain) out, but this reed brush isn't good. | |||
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====Aspect==== | ====Aspect==== | ||