Eḥeiθymmen Amran: Difference between revisions

'''Eḥeiθymme''' distinguished between two times: the '''Past''' time indicates actions in the past; the '''Non-Past''' time indicates actions not in the past, and in some contexts covers both the present and the future. Aspect and time combine to yield tense.  

The '''Perfective Past Tense''' indicates a simple completed action in the past. It is the composition of perfective aspect and past time. Additionally, this is the default literary tense in '''Eḥeiθymme'''.

The '''Imperfective Past Tense''' indicates an ongoing or incomplete action in the past time. It is the composition of imperfective aspect and past time.

The '''Imperfective Non-Past Tense''' indicates an ongoing action in the non-past time. It is the composition of imperfective aspect and non-past time. Additionally, this tense may also be used to refer to the equivalent of a future time, depending on the context.

The '''Perfect Past Tense''' indicates an action which was completed prior to another completed action. It is the composition of perfect aspect and past time.

The '''Perfect Non-Past Tense''' indicates an action which was completed prior to another action. It is the composition of perfect aspect and non-past time.