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Aspects in early Tseer were reinterpreted as tenses in later Tseer.
Aspects in early Tseer were reinterpreted as tenses in later Tseer.
*Perfective aspect -> Telic past: if marked, ''-aa'' (from *-H)
*Perfective aspect -> Telic past: if marked, ''-aa'' (from *-H)
*Imperfective -> Atelic past: if marked, reduplication (le- if vowel initial)
*Imperfective -> Atelic past: if marked, reduplication
**no wa- for feminine here
**no wa- for feminine here
*Inceptive -> Atelic nonpast: ''sa-''
*Inceptive -> Atelic nonpast: ''sa-''
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The imperative is marked with a particle ''ma'': ''ma thodagoo toyab'' = 'write a book (to a man)'; ''eer ma wathodagoo toyab'' = let her write a book (perf)'.
The imperative is marked with a particle ''ma'': ''ma thodagoo toyab'' = 'write a book (to a man)'; ''eer ma wathodagoo toyab'' = let her write a book (perf)'.


A Tseer verb may have marked perfectives with ''-aa'' and unmarked imperfectives, or marked imperfectives (with ''le-'' or redup) and unmarked perfectives.
A Tseer verb may have marked perfectives with ''-aa'' and unmarked imperfectives, or marked imperfectives (with reduplication) and unmarked perfectives.


Verbs are negated with ''di'' (in the imperative, by replacing ''ma'' with ''khay'').
Verbs are negated with ''di'' (in the imperative, by replacing ''ma'' with ''khay'').
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