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Because atelic action uses the genitive, a non-core case, to represent its object, the object cannot take verbal agreement, and thus the middle voice is triggered.  By making use of telicity in conjuncture with tense and aspect, a broad range on nuances may be expressed in Classical Talothic.
Because atelic action uses the genitive, a non-core case, to represent its object, the object cannot take verbal agreement, and thus the middle voice is triggered.  By making use of telicity in conjuncture with tense and aspect, a broad range on nuances may be expressed in Classical Talothic.
;Future
:{{interlinear | box=yes |
| λεκεῖα Κρίσπος εὐαν ϻύνακα
| read.FUT-C.3SG Krispos-NOM.SG DET-C.ACC.SG book-ACC.SG
| 'Krispos will have read (all of) the book'
| c1 = (''telic'')}}
:{{interlinear | box=yes |
| λέκουρ Κρίσπος εὐᾱς ϻύνακος
| read.FUT-MID.T.3SG Krispos-NOM.SG DET-C.GEN.SG book-GEN.SG
| 'Krispos will read some of the book'
| c1 = (''atelic'')}}
;Present
:{{interlinear | box=yes |
| λεττεῖα Κρίσπος εὐαν ϻύνακα
| read.PRES-C.3SG Krispos-NOM.SG DET-C.ACC.SG book-ACC.SG
| 'Krispos will read (all of) the book/is reading all of the book (i.e. is reading with intent to finish)'
| c1 = (''telic'')}}
:{{interlinear | box=yes |
| λέττουρ Κρίσπος εὐᾱς ϻύνακος
| read.PRES-MID.T.3SG Krispos-NOM.SG DET-C.GEN.SG book-GEN.SG
| 'Krispos is reading the book (i.e. is part way through it)'
| c1 = (''atelic'')}}
;Perfect
:{{interlinear | box=yes |
| λόκεα Κρίσπος εὐαν ϻύνακα
| read.PERF-C.3SG Krispos-NOM.SG DET-C.ACC.SG book-ACC.SG
| 'Krispos has read the whole book'
| c1 = (''telic'')}}
:{{interlinear | box=yes |
| λόκου Κρίσπος εὐᾱς ϻύνακος
| read.PERF-MID.T.3SG Krispos-NOM.SG DET-C.GEN.SG book-GEN.SG
| 'Krispos has read some of the book'
| c1 = (''atelic'')}}
;Aorist
:{{interlinear | box=yes |
| ἔλεκεα Κρίσπος εὐαν ϻύνακα
| read.AOR-C.3SG Krispos-NOM.SG DET-C.ACC.SG book-ACC.SG
| 'Krispos read/reads the (whole) book'
| c1 = (''telic'')}}
:{{interlinear | box=yes |
| ἔλεκου Κρίσπος εὐᾱς ϻύνακος
| read.AOR-MID.T.3SG Krispos-NOM.SG DET-C.GEN.SG book-GEN.SG
| 'Krispos read/reads some of the book'
| c1 = (''atelic'')}}
;Imperfect
:{{interlinear | box=yes |
| ἔλεττεα Κρίσπος εὐαν ϻύνακα
| read.IMPERF-C.3SG Krispos-NOM.SG DET-C.ACC.SG book-ACC.SG
| 'Krispos was reading the whole book (i.e. was reading it but now it is read)'
| c1 = (''telic'')}}
:{{interlinear | box=yes |
| ἔλεττου Κρίσπος εὐᾱς ϻύνακος
| read.IMPERF-MID.T.3SG Krispos-NOM.SG DET-C.GEN.SG book-GEN.SG
| 'Krispos was reading (part of) the book'
| c1 = (''atelic'')}}
;Pluperfect
:{{interlinear | box=yes |
| ἔλοκεια Κρίσπος εὐαν ϻύνακα
| read.PPFV-C.3SG Krispos-NOM.SG DET-C.ACC.SG book-ACC.SG
| 'Krispos had read the whole book'
| c1 = (''telic'')}}
:{{interlinear | box=yes |
| ἔλοκουρ Κρίσπος εὐᾱς ϻύνακος
| read.PPFV-MID.T.3SG Krispos-NOM.SG DET-C.GEN.SG book-GEN.SG
| 'Krispos had read part of the book'
| c1 = (''atelic'')}}


== Verbs ==
== Verbs ==
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