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====TAM====
====TAM====
Aspects/Tenses:
Aspects/Tenses:
*Perfective aspect: ''-aa'' (from *-H)
*Perfective aspect: if marked, ''-aa'' (from *-H)
*Intensive: ''tho-'', ~ Wdm. ''thu-''
*Intensive: ''tho-'', ~ Wdm. ''thu-''
*Imperfective aspect: ''le-'' or reduplication
*Imperfective aspect: (if marked) ''le-'' or reduplication
*Progressive: ''oL-'', ''oo-'' (~ Wdm. ''ăL-''
*Progressive: ''oL-'', ''oo-'' (~ Wdm. ''ăL-''


The imperative is marked with a particle ''ma'': ''ma dagoo toyab'' = 'write a book (perf)'; ''ma wadagoo eer toyab'' = let her write a book (perf)'.
The imperative is marked with a particle ''ma'': ''ma dagoo toyab'' = 'write a book (perf)'; ''ma wadagoo eer toyab'' = let her write a book (perf)'.
A Tseer verb may have marked perfectives with ''-aa'' and unmarked imperfectives, or marked imperfectives (with ''le-'' or redup) and unmarked perfectives.


=== Derivation ===
=== Derivation ===
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