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===Tense constructions=== | ===Tense constructions=== | ||
Druidic Canaanite preserved the Biblical Hebrew verb conjugation well (even retaining the waw-preterite), but also innovated tense constructions. This came from the fact that Celtic speakers attempting to use the aspect-based grammar of Biblical Hebrew wanted to indicate tense unambiguously. The choice of whether to use the non-waw or the waw forms is purely syntactic. | Druidic Canaanite preserved the Biblical Hebrew verb conjugation well (even retaining the waw-preterite), but also innovated tense constructions. This came from the fact that Celtic speakers attempting to use the aspect-based grammar of Biblical Hebrew wanted to indicate tense unambiguously. The choice of whether to use the non-waw or the waw forms is purely syntactic. | ||
*Pluperfect: '' | *Pluperfect: ''hajā'' or ''wajjê'' + perfect | ||
*Preterite: perfect or waw-preterite | *Preterite: perfect or waw-preterite | ||
*Past imperfect: '' | *Past imperfect: ''hajā'' or ''wajjê'' ('was') + imperfect is used to specifically indicate past imperfect | ||
*Non-past: imperfect or waw-future | *Non-past: imperfect or waw-future | ||
*Future imperfective: '' | *Future imperfective: ''jî'' or ''wājā'' + imperfect | ||
*Future perfective: '' | *Future perfective: ''wājā'' + perfect (remnant of BH ''*wahayā'', waw-consecutive + suffix conjugation) | ||
*Jussive: '' | *Jussive: ''jê'' 'let it be' + imperfect or perfect depending on aspect | ||
===Uses of the infinitive construct=== | ===Uses of the infinitive construct=== | ||