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====Preterite tense==== | ====Preterite tense==== | ||
The suffix ''-ín'' is added to the stem to form the preterite analytic form. The subject is preceded by an ergative marker ''ro''. For the impersonal the subject is simply omitted. | The suffix ''<sup>i</sup>-ín'' is added to the stem to form the preterite analytic form. The subject is preceded by an ergative marker ''ro''. For the impersonal the subject is simply omitted. | ||
:''''' | :'''''Cáisín ruín luc.''''' | ||
:''I ate a fruit.'' | :''I ate a fruit.'' | ||