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There are two ways of forming time clauses. | There are two ways of forming time clauses. | ||
The first construction is a clause introduced with a time conjunction such as ('' | The first construction is a clause introduced with a time conjunction such as (''djer'' = 'when') and using a finite verb form (i.e. the verb form is used with a subject). | ||
The second construction is a clause introduced with a preposition (such as ''ar'' = 'upon') followed by the verbal noun which may take a possessive prefix for the subject. Thus the non-finite time clause marks aspect or tense relative to the tense of the main clause rather than absolute tense. Non-finite time clauses are considered a little more literary than finite time clauses. | The second construction is a clause introduced with a preposition (such as ''ar'' = 'upon') followed by the verbal noun which may take a possessive prefix for the subject. Thus the non-finite time clause marks aspect or tense relative to the tense of the main clause rather than absolute tense. Non-finite time clauses are considered a little more literary than finite time clauses. | ||
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:at keep_watch.IPFV-1SG 1SG on DEF stuff-3SG.M 3SG.M | :at keep_watch.IPFV-1SG 1SG on DEF stuff-3SG.M 3SG.M | ||
:''when I was keeping watch on his things'' | :''when I was keeping watch on his things'' | ||
===Infinitive clauses=== | ===Infinitive clauses=== | ||
In Modern Anbirese, infinitives or verbal nouns go to the end of the clause for common constructions, like modal constructions (e.g. want, need, must, may). | In Modern Anbirese, infinitives or verbal nouns go to the end of the clause for common constructions, like modal constructions (e.g. want, need, must, may). | ||