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===Temporal expressions=== | ===Temporal expressions=== | ||
Temporal case is used for expressing that something happens during or around a specific point in time: ''anasax'' (in the morning), ''halaax'' (today, on this day), ''jeelax'' (this year). Plural temporal forms indicate habitual behavior: ''haloox'' (every day, during daytime), ''jeelox'' (every year). | Temporal case is used for expressing that something happens during or around a specific point in time: ''anasax'' (in the morning), ''halaax'' (today, on this day), ''jeelax'' (this year). Plural temporal forms by themselves indicate habitual behavior: ''haloox'' (every day, during daytime), ''jeelox'' (every year). | ||
It can be combined with dative and genitive cases: | It can be combined with plural dative and genitive cases: | ||
*TEMP+case: ''norix | *TEMP+case: ''norix haloxaee'' (in two days' time) and ''conix jeelox(ang)'' (for three years) | ||
*case+TEMP: ''norix | *case+TEMP: ''norix haloeex'' (next two days) and ''conix jeelongx'' /jɛ:lɔŋs/ (three years ago) | ||
*case+TEMP+case: ''conix | *case+TEMP+case: ''conix jeelongxaee'' /jɛ:lɔŋksæeˑ/ (for last three years) | ||
The use of following temporal determiners is however more commonplace: | The use of following temporal determiners is however more commonplace: | ||
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**''nazuupa'' (following, succeeding an moment in past or future): ''Lehen bebosi halax nazuupax.'' (I know they left on the following day.) | **''nazuupa'' (following, succeeding an moment in past or future): ''Lehen bebosi halax nazuupax.'' (I know they left on the following day.) | ||
*''dola'' (since): ''dolax jeelax wangax'' (since last year) | *''dola'' (since): ''dolax jeelax wangax'' (since last year) | ||
*''banico'' (once): ''banicox hezalax'' (once in a month) | *''banico'' (once): ''banicox hezalax'' (once in a month) also ''hezalox'' (monthly) | ||
In polite language, ordinal [[Aoma#Numerals|numbers]] of dates also receive an ''x''-ending: ''(halax) casoste'''x''' hezalax Reetyr'' (on the 18th (day) of Horse month). Cardinal numbers get a temporal case through ''s/sh'' being changed into ''x''. | In polite language, ordinal [[Aoma#Numerals|numbers]] of dates also receive an ''x''-ending: ''(halax) casoste'''x''' hezalax Reetyr'' (on the 18th (day) of Horse month). Cardinal numbers get a temporal case through final ''s/sh'' being changed into ''x'': ''noris halol'' (two days) → ''norix halox'' (for two days). | ||
See the description of [[Aoma/Calendar|calendar system]]. | See the description of [[Aoma/Calendar|calendar system]]. | ||