798
edits
Eḥeiθymmen Amran: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
→Tense
Deltaquebec (talk | contribs) (→Tense) |
Deltaquebec (talk | contribs) (→Tense) |
||
| Line 309: | Line 309: | ||
'''Eḥeiθymme''' distinguishes between three aspects: the '''Perfective''' aspect indicates an action completed, or an action as a whole; the '''Imperfective''' aspect indicates a continuous action; the '''Perfect''' aspect indicates a completed action prior to some event in context. Only the Perfective and the Imperfective have unique morphological templates; the Perfective aspect is formed via periphrasis. | '''Eḥeiθymme''' distinguishes between three aspects: the '''Perfective''' aspect indicates an action completed, or an action as a whole; the '''Imperfective''' aspect indicates a continuous action; the '''Perfect''' aspect indicates a completed action prior to some event in context. Only the Perfective and the Imperfective have unique morphological templates; the Perfective aspect is formed via periphrasis. | ||
* The structure of the '''Perfective''' is: '''- | The overt forms of the various aspects is dependent on the consonant make-up of the root. The most general forms go as: | ||
* The structure of the '''Imperfective''' is: '''- | |||
* The structure of the '''Perfective''' is: '''-1e23i-''' | |||
* The structure of the '''Imperfective''' is: '''-12a3-''' | |||
If the root has one of several particular consonants, the aspects may take variable form. | |||
'''Eḥeiθymme''' distinguishes 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. | '''Eḥeiθymme''' distinguishes 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. | ||