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*'''''vōnia''' rhael salvan''—The child reads/is reading/was reading/will be reading a book | *'''''vōnia''' rhael salvan''—The child reads/is reading/was reading/will be reading a book | ||
===Voice=== | ===Voice=== | ||
====Indicative==== | |||
The [[w:Indicative mood|indicative mood]] is the baseline grammatical mood in Aeranir. It is used in declarative statements, to express statements or facts, of what the speaker considers true or known. | |||
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====Subjunctive==== | ====Subjunctive==== | ||
The [[w:Subjunctive mood|subjunctive mood]] has numerous, but genreally speaking is used to express such nuances as 'would,' 'should,' or 'may.' It can be used to refer to information that the speaker is unsure about, such as hearsay, or for theoretical or hypotherical situations. It is often found in subordinate clauses, annd may be used for conditional statements (e.g. if..., when...). | The [[w:Subjunctive mood|subjunctive mood]] has numerous, but genreally speaking is used to express such nuances as 'would,' 'should,' or 'may.' It can be used to refer to information that the speaker is unsure about, such as hearsay, or for theoretical or hypotherical situations. It is often found in subordinate clauses, annd may be used for conditional statements (e.g. if..., when...). | ||
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The 1st person subjunctive perfective in verbs that have no theme vowel before the suffix and does not extend the root vowel is identical to the indicative, and the mood must be inferred through conext: '''''saepuī''''' may be either "they cut me" or "They should cut me." | The 1st person subjunctive perfective in verbs that have no theme vowel before the suffix and does not extend the root vowel is identical to the indicative, and the mood must be inferred through conext: '''''saepuī''''' may be either "they cut me" or "They should cut me." | ||
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====Potential==== | |||
===Imperfective system=== | ===Imperfective system=== | ||