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The present, past and future tenses are ''be-'', ''ki-'' and ''sa-'' respectively. The present tense is also used as a timeless tense. | The present, past and future tenses are ''be-'', ''ki-'' and ''sa-'' respectively. The present tense is also used as a timeless tense. | ||
'''''Kitmezhov ha- | '''''Kitmezhov ha-shmereti la-detkvisi.''''' | ||
PAST-find DEF man ACC.DEF limestone | PAST-find DEF man-EMPH ACC.DEF limestone | ||
'' | ''It is the man who found the limestone.'' | ||
Verbs do not inflect for person but they do inflect for number (except for the copula): the plural suffix is ''-eba''. | Verbs do not inflect for person but they do inflect for number (except for the copula): the plural suffix is ''-eba''. | ||