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====Momentane==== | ====Momentane==== | ||
The '''momentane''' aspect ({{sc|mom}}), also known as the "aspect of the [[w:past tense|past]]" is a peculiar aspect in the Attian language. It indicates that an occurrence is sudden and short-lived, and occurs at a specific and perfective point of time. Confer: | |||
*''The mouse squeaked.'' - {{sc|non-momentane}} | |||
*''The mouse squeaked once.'' - {{sc|momentane}} | |||
It also signifies actions performed very quickly, especially in the present time. | |||
The momentane does however shine on a different area - most of the time, the momentane works like a [[w:perfective|perfective]], signifying past events, similarly to a [[w:preterite|preterite]] or a [[w:perfect|perfect]] tense and compound tense. This grants that the past tense is sometimes implied when using the momentane aspect. | |||
===Conjugation=== | ===Conjugation=== | ||