Fásriyya: Difference between revisions

=== Tense===

There are three primary tense distinctions made in Fásriyya verbs; these being the past, present, and future.  In addition to this, the past tense also distinguishes between the perfective and imperfective aspects, creating the preterite and imperfect tenses respectively.

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! colspan="3" | Inflection

! rowspan="2" | Meaning

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! Conclusive

! Participle

! Infinitive

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| '''''bakā’unu'''''<br>baCāCuCu

| '''''mak’ūn'''''<br>maCCūC

| 'they see, they are seeing'

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| '''''bak’anu'''''<br>baCCaCu

| '''''kā’in'''''<br>CāCiC

| 'they were seeing'

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| '''''bak’an'''''<br>baCCaC

| '''''ka’n'''''<br>CaCC

| 'they saw'

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| '''''bak’ana'''''<br>baCCana

| '''''sak’úún'''''<br>saCCūC (LH)