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==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
===Tense constructions=== | ===Tense constructions=== | ||
Druidic Canaanite preserved the Biblical Hebrew verb conjugation well (even retaining the waw-preterite), but also innovated tense constructions. This came from the fact that Celtic speakers attempting to use the aspect-based grammar of Biblical Hebrew wanted to indicate tense unambiguously. | Druidic Canaanite preserved the Biblical Hebrew verb conjugation well (even retaining the waw-preterite), but also innovated tense constructions. This came from the fact that Celtic speakers attempting to use the aspect-based grammar of Biblical Hebrew wanted to indicate tense unambiguously. The choice of whether to use the non-waw or the waw forms is purely syntactic. | ||
*Pluperfect: ''hajā́'' or ''wajjế'' + perfect | *Pluperfect: ''hajā́'' or ''wajjế'' + perfect | ||
*Preterite: | *Preterite: perfect or waw-preterite | ||
*Past imperfect: ''hajā́'' or ''wajjế'' ('was') + imperfect is used to specifically indicate past imperfect | *Past imperfect: ''hajā́'' or ''wajjế'' ('was') + imperfect is used to specifically indicate past imperfect | ||
*Non-past: imperfect | *Non-past: imperfect or waw-future | ||
* | *Future imperfective: ''jî́'' or ''wājā́'' + imperfect | ||
*Future perfective: ''wājā́'' + perfect (remnant of BH ''*wahayā'', waw-consecutive + suffix conjugation) | |||
*Jussive: ''jế'' 'let it be' + imperfect | *Jussive: ''jế'' 'let it be' + imperfect | ||
===Uses of the infinitive construct=== | ===Uses of the infinitive construct=== | ||
Many of the Biblical or quasi-Biblical uses of the infinitive construct were retained: | Many of the Biblical or quasi-Biblical uses of the infinitive construct were retained: | ||