4,932
edits
Classical Talothic: Difference between revisions
→Verbs
(→Verbs) |
(→Verbs) |
||
| Line 232: | Line 232: | ||
== Verbs == | == Verbs == | ||
Talothic verbs have lexical aspect, meaning that verbs are inherently marked with either the [[w:Imperfective aspect|imperfective]] or [[w:Perfective aspect|perfective]] aspects. | Talothic verbs have lexical aspect, meaning that verbs are inherently marked with either the [[w:Imperfective aspect|imperfective]] or [[w:Perfective aspect|perfective]] aspects. Furthermore, these aspects may be combined with the [[w:Present tense|present]], [[w:Past tense|past]], and [[w:Aorist|aorist]] tenses to form compound tenses. | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;" | |||
|+caption | Talothic compound tenses | |||
|- | |||
! Aspect | |||
! Tense | |||
! Compound | |||
! Example | |||
|- style="text-align:center;" | |||
| rowspan="3" | Imperfective | |||
| Present | |||
| Present | |||
| style="text-align:left;" | ''ékhei-si lekton (ékhi-si lekhto)''—'I am holding the bundle' | |||
|- style="text-align:center;" | |||
| Past | |||
| Imperfect | |||
| style="text-align:left;" | ''eîkhi-si lekton (íkhi-si lekhto)''—'I was holding the bundle' | |||
|- style="text-align:center;" | |||
| colspan="2" | Aorist | |||
| style="text-align:left;" | ''eíkhī-si lekton (íkhi-si lekhto)''—'I held the bundle' | |||
|- style="text-align:center;" | |||
| rowspan="3" | Perfective | |||
| Present | |||
| Future | |||
| style="text-align:left;" | ''keídei-si zugatá (kídhi-si zyghatá)''—'I will cut the cord' | |||
|- style="text-align:center;" | |||
| Past | |||
| Preterite | |||
| style="text-align:left;" | ''ekeîdes-si zugatá (kídhes-si zyghatá)''—'I have cut the cord' | |||
|- style="text-align:center;" | |||
| colspan="2" | Aorist | |||
| style="text-align:left;" | ''ékides-si zugatá (ékidhes-si zyghatá)''—'I cut the cord' | |||
|} | |||