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Irrealis verbs describe an action that has not occurred. This mood is applied to verbs that refer to a future state or action, interrogative and polite imperative sentences, and conditional, obligative, and potential moods. Irrealis verbs are conjugated with the suffix ⟨-j⟩, which follows after the aspect marking. It is not applied to negated verbs. | Irrealis verbs describe an action that has not occurred. This mood is applied to verbs that refer to a future state or action, interrogative and polite imperative sentences, and conditional, obligative, and potential moods. Irrealis verbs are conjugated with the suffix ⟨-j⟩, which follows after the aspect marking. It is not applied to negated verbs. | ||
Whenever the irrealis is used on a verb without an aspect marker, it is assumed to be indicative of a future action (in most cases). | Whenever the irrealis is used on a verb without an aspect marker, it is assumed to be indicative of a future action (in most cases). In the following example, the verb "walk" has not literally happened yet, which is why it is in the irrealis. However, the speaker is sure that the action will occur at some time in the future, which is why it is in the unmarked indicative. | ||
''' | '''nadaij yau miram.''' | ||
nada -ai '''-j''' yau miram. | |||
walk.to-PRF'''-IRR''' 1S.NOM store. | walk.to-PRF'''-IRR''' 1S.NOM store. | ||
"I will walk to the store." | "I will walk to the store." | ||