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Both the past and the perfect can be frequentative: | Both the past and the perfect can be frequentative: | ||
* ''marte mīmišviyek kite lįnek no'' - "(s)he kept being seen in the city, and [therefore] remained at home" ((s)he has since gone out of home). | * ''marte mīmišviyek kite lįnek no'' - "(s)he kept being seen in the city, and [therefore] remained at home" ((s)he has since gone out of home). | ||
* ''marte memīšveya kite ilįna no'' - "(s)he has kept being seen in the city, and [therefore] she has remained at home" (actual meaning dependent on a broader context, e.g. ''āñjulā | * ''marte memīšveya kite ilįna no'' - "(s)he has kept being seen in the city, and [therefore] she has remained at home" (actual meaning dependent on a broader context, e.g. ''āñjulā tatanteħulonaiṣyes'' "you can find him/her there" (potential agent-trigger future of ''tatālulke'' (''ta-tad-lun-'') "to find")). | ||
In narrative, it is common to use the perfect for a completed action and the (aspectless) past for an action that begins immediately after (examples taken from the excerpt "[[Chlouvānem#A_festive_day|A festive day]]", among the example texts on the main Chlouvānem page): | In narrative, it is common to use the perfect for a completed action and the (aspectless) past for an action that begins immediately after (examples taken from the excerpt "[[Chlouvānem#A_festive_day|A festive day]]", among the example texts on the main Chlouvānem page): | ||