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The verbal system has undergone deep alterations that have strongly simplified it. Neohellenic has got only 4 moods: ''indicative'', ''imperative'', ''infinitive'', and ''participle''; the other Ancient Greek moods have been completely lost. This rather evident simplification has modified also the tenses. The modern language has got only 4 tenses: ''present'', ''imperfect'', ''perfect'' (that originates from the ancient aorist, actually), and ''future''. This is true for the indicative mood only, the others have got only two or even one tense. | The verbal system has undergone deep alterations that have strongly simplified it. Neohellenic has got only 4 moods: ''indicative'', ''imperative'', ''infinitive'', and ''participle''; the other Ancient Greek moods have been completely lost. This rather evident simplification has modified also the tenses. The modern language has got only 4 tenses: ''present'', ''imperfect'', ''perfect'' (that originates from the ancient aorist, actually), and ''future''. This is true for the indicative mood only, the others have got only two or even one tense. | ||
Moreover the language has lost the dual forms, retaining only 6 verbal persons. | Moreover the language has lost the dual forms, retaining only 6 verbal persons. | ||
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===Colour terms=== | ===Colour terms=== | ||