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===Overview of the verb forms=== | ===Overview of the verb forms=== | ||
====Present==== | ====Present==== | ||
The present tense is derived from the construction {{recon|''bi-''}} + verbal noun + possessive suffix (agreeing with the subject) which meant something like ' | The present tense is derived from the construction {{recon|''bi-''}} + verbal noun + possessive suffix (agreeing with the subject) which meant something like 'is at one's X-ing'. The possessive suffix component developed into the personal affixes for the present tense. This grammaticalization is reminiscent of the Biblical Hebrew construction for time clauses: ''bă-'' + [[w:infinitive construct|infinitive construct]] + personal suffix, e.g. ''bă-ḇôˀô'' lit. 'at his coming in', i.e. 'when he comes in'. | ||
====Imperfect==== | ====Imperfect==== | ||