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The exact paradigm depends on the verb. For stative verbs like ''plang'' 'to stand', present and imperfect forms are identical, and the preterite form often denotes dynamic change or views it as a completed action. | The exact paradigm depends on the verb. For stative verbs like ''plang'' 'to stand', present and imperfect forms are identical, and the preterite form often denotes dynamic change or views it as a completed action. | ||
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*Present = Imperfect: ''plang'' 'stands; was standing'; feminine ''uplang'' | *Present = Imperfect: ''plang'' 'stands; was standing'; feminine ''uplang'' | ||
*Perfect: ''plaang'' 'stood up; stood' (ablaut, from PLak ''*-H'' for perfective); feminine ''uplaang'' | *Perfect: ''plaang'' 'stood up; stood' (ablaut, from PLak ''*-H'' for perfective); feminine ''uplaang'' |
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