139,553
edits
Anbirese: Difference between revisions
m
→Finite verb inflection
m (→Prepositions) |
|||
| Line 263: | Line 263: | ||
Verbs are conservative and similar to [[Ciètian]], with synthetic forms instead of analytic constructions as in [[Skellan]]. | Verbs are conservative and similar to [[Ciètian]], with synthetic forms instead of analytic constructions as in [[Skellan]]. | ||
====Finite verb inflection==== | ====Finite verb inflection==== | ||
Anbirese | All forms of an Anbirese verb are formed from four principal parts: | ||
*the present absolute | |||
*the imperative | |||
*the past | |||
*the verbal noun. | |||
*Present tense: PRESENT + ''-ig'', negative ''θri'' + IMPERATIVE | *Present tense: PRESENT + ''-ig'', negative ''θri'' + IMPERATIVE | ||
*Subjunctive (after preverbs): also IMPERATIVE | *Subjunctive (after preverbs): also IMPERATIVE | ||
| Line 269: | Line 274: | ||
*Past tense: PAST + ''-in''; induces split-ergativity | *Past tense: PAST + ''-in''; induces split-ergativity | ||
*Imperative: IMPERATIVE | *Imperative: IMPERATIVE | ||
*''-eod'' infinitive: | |||
*bare infinitive: | |||
There is no aspect distinction. | There is no aspect distinction. | ||