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===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
The Bhadhagha verbal system is very different from Tíogall, and much closer to [[ | The Bhadhagha verbal system is very different from Tíogall, and much closer to [[Äivö]]. | ||
For one thing, Bhadhagha analogized the analytic forms of verbs to all persons, and fused the personal pronoun with the verb: | For one thing, Bhadhagha analogized the analytic forms of verbs to all persons, and fused the personal pronoun with the verb: | ||
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The past tense is marked by a séimhiú on the verb as in Irish, except that the suffixes are the same as in the present tense. This comes from a construction that translates to "it was the case that ...", which also survives in | The past tense is marked by a séimhiú on the verb as in Irish, except that the suffixes are the same as in the present tense. This comes from a construction that translates to "it was the case that ...", which also survives in Äivö. Even non-lenitable consonants get aspirated in casual Bhadhagha, though in the written language a particle is used when the first consonant isn't lenitable. | ||
The future tense however has a special set of suffixes, derived from the Old Tíogall future tense: | The future tense however has a special set of suffixes, derived from the Old Tíogall future tense: |
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