Second Linguifex Relay/Fejãto: Difference between revisions
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*A diacritic (´) is used to differentiate similarly spelled words. For example, ''enkénto'' means ''while'', or | *A diacritic (´) is used to differentiate similarly spelled words. For example, ''enkénto'' means ''while'', or | ||
''during'', but ''enkento | ''during'', but ''enkento is the masculine form'' ''well known/famous''. | ||
*Progressive verbs are constructed by combining ''sã'' and by turining either the ''o'' or ''a'' of the infinitive form into a nasal vowel by marking it with a Til (~). So Class I verbs have ''-õr'' and Class II have ''-ãr'' | *Progressive verbs are constructed by combining ''sã'' and by turining either the ''o'' or ''a'' of the infinitive form into a nasal vowel by marking it with a Til (~). So Class I verbs have ''-õr'' and Class II have ''-ãr'' | ||