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:''See [[#Conjugation tables|here]] for '''conjugation tables'''''. | :''See [[#Conjugation tables|here]] for '''conjugation tables'''''. | ||
===Verbal number=== | |||
Verbs are conjugated and [[#Participles|participes]] are declined in three numbers: | Verbs are conjugated and [[#Participles|participes]] are declined in three numbers: | ||
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*plural | *plural | ||
===Aspect=== | |||
There are two primary aspects in Rówok, namely [[#Imperfective|imperfective]] and [[#Perfective|perfective]]. | There are two primary aspects in Rówok, namely [[#Imperfective|imperfective]] and [[#Perfective|perfective]]. | ||
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The sense of the primary aspects is complemented further mainly by [[#Derivational morphology|derivational infixes]] and the like. | The sense of the primary aspects is complemented further mainly by [[#Derivational morphology|derivational infixes]] and the like. | ||
===Voice=== | |||
There are three possible voices in Rówok: | There are three possible voices in Rówok: | ||
*'''active''' | *'''active''' | ||
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*'''passive''' | *'''passive''' | ||
====Active voice==== | |||
The active voice is used for the following: | The active voice is used for the following: | ||
*when the subject is the agent of a transitive action | *when the subject is the agent of a transitive action | ||
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Subjects of verbs in the active voice are in the [[#Ergative|ergative]]. | Subjects of verbs in the active voice are in the [[#Ergative|ergative]]. | ||
====Middle voice==== | |||
The middle voice is extremely widespread and productive. Its marker is '''-ŧ-''' with allophonic '''-đ-''' and accompanying [[#Morphophonology|morphophonological effects]]. | The middle voice is extremely widespread and productive. Its marker is '''-ŧ-''' with allophonic '''-đ-''' and accompanying [[#Morphophonology|morphophonological effects]]. | ||
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Subjects of verbs in the middle voice from examples 1-6 are in the [[#Ergative|ergative]], while subjects in example 7 are in the [[#Telic|telic]]. | Subjects of verbs in the middle voice from examples 1-6 are in the [[#Ergative|ergative]], while subjects in example 7 are in the [[#Telic|telic]]. | ||
====Passive voice==== | |||
The passive voice is used for the following: | The passive voice is used for the following: | ||
*when the subject is the patient of a transitive action | *when the subject is the patient of a transitive action |