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The completive aspect is shown by the lemma ''dampini''(from English ''*done finish''), as in ''im wak '''dampini''''' "he worked", while the continuous aspect is shown with ''eh'' before the verb, as in ''im '''eh''' wak'' "he is working". ''Dampini'' also means "finished, completed" as an adjective, and is one of few postpositional adjectives in Bemé, as in ''ombewak '''dampini''''' "finished homework".

====Negation====

Negation on verbs is done by putting ''na'' or ''neh'' before the verb. ''Tak eh Bemeh!'' states that ''na'' should be used for verbs ~~with vowels /a o u/~~, while ''neh'' should be used with ~~/i e/~~, a pattern which is typical of most first-language speakers in Cassim Po. However, elsewhere, in ''kriyal'' varieties, ''na'' and ''neh'' are virtually interchangeable.

Negation on verbs is done by putting ''na'' or ''neh'' before the verb. ''Tak eh Bemeh!'' states that ''na'' should be used for intransitive verbs, while ''neh'' should be used with transitive verbs, a pattern which is typical of most first-language speakers in Cassim Po. However, elsewhere, in ''kriyal'' varieties, ''na'' and ''neh'' are virtually interchangeable.

====Copula====

The Bemé copula is ''bi'', from English ''be'', though this can be turned into an existential verb by placing ''eh'' before(''tak'') or after(''kriyal'') the copula.

====Tense====

Bemé has two officially marked tenses: past and future, marked by the particles ''dan'' and ''wan'' respectively.

===Word derivation===

[[Category:Bemé]] [[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Creole languages]]

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 The completive aspect is shown by the lemma ''dampini''(from English ''*done finish''), as in ''im wak '''dampini''''' "he worked", while the continuous aspect is shown with ''eh'' before the verb, as in ''im '''eh''' wak'' "he is working". ''Dampini'' also means "finished, completed" as an adjective, and is one of few postpositional adjectives in Bemé, as in ''ombewak '''dampini''''' "finished homework".
 ====Negation====
-Negation on verbs is done by putting ''na'' or ''neh'' before the verb. ''Tak eh Bemeh!'' states that ''na'' should be used for verbs with vowels /a o u/, while ''neh'' should be used with /i e/, a pattern which is typical of most first-language speakers in Cassim Po. However, elsewhere, in ''kriyal'' varieties, ''na'' and ''neh'' are virtually interchangeable.
+Negation on verbs is done by putting ''na'' or ''neh'' before the verb. ''Tak eh Bemeh!'' states that ''na'' should be used for intransitive verbs, while ''neh'' should be used with transitive verbs, a pattern which is typical of most first-language speakers in Cassim Po. However, elsewhere, in ''kriyal'' varieties, ''na'' and ''neh'' are virtually interchangeable.
 ====Copula====
 The Bemé copula is ''bi'', from English ''be'', though this can be turned into an existential verb by placing ''eh'' before(''tak'') or after(''kriyal'') the copula.
+====Tense====
+Bemé has two officially marked tenses: past and future, marked by the particles ''dan'' and ''wan'' respectively.
 ===Word derivation===
 [[Category:Bemé]] [[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Creole languages]]