7,723
edits
Bentovian: Difference between revisions
→Verbs
(→Verbs) |
|||
| Line 75: | Line 75: | ||
The present, past and future tenses are ''be-'', ''ki-'' and ''sa-'' respectively. | The present, past and future tenses are ''be-'', ''ki-'' and ''sa-'' respectively. | ||
Verbs do not inflect for person but they do inflect for number: the plural suffix is ''-eba''. | Verbs do not inflect for person but they do inflect for number (except for the copula): the plural suffix is ''-eba''. | ||
The negative suffix is ''-tso'', and when fused with the plural it becomes ''-tsoba''. | The negative suffix is ''-tso'', and when fused with the plural it becomes ''-tsoba''. The negative form of the copula is ''tso''. | ||
Participial forms are used in the perfect and progressive tenses. | Participial forms are used in the perfect and progressive tenses. | ||