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''Balanced'' time clauses can be formed with the conjunctions ''tev'' 'when', ''ñal'' 'before', ''tynd'' 'after', or ''hiañ'' 'while'. Balanced clauses use finite verb forms, hence always mark tense. | ''Balanced'' time clauses can be formed with the conjunctions ''tev'' 'when', ''ñal'' 'before', ''tynd'' 'after', or ''hiañ'' 'while'. Balanced clauses use finite verb forms, hence always mark tense. | ||
''Deranked'' time clauses can be formed by using a preposition, most commonly ''dy'' 'when', ''ñal'' 'before', and ''tynd'' 'after'. The subject of the time clause is marked with the | ''Deranked'' time clauses can be formed by using a preposition, most commonly ''dy'' 'when', ''ñal'' 'before', and ''tynd'' 'after'. The subject of the time clause is marked with a genitive construction, either by the preposition ''ry'' or by using a possessive pronoun. Deranked time clauses have no inherent tense. | ||
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