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====TAM==== | ====TAM==== | ||
Aspects | Aspects in Early Tseer were reinterpreted as tenses later. | ||
*Perfective aspect: if marked, ''-aa'' (from *-H) | *Perfective aspect -> Preterite/atelic past: if marked, ''-aa'' (from *-H) | ||
*Imperfective: (if marked) ''le-'' or reduplication | *Imperfective -> atelic nonpast: (if marked) ''le-'' or reduplication | ||
*Inceptive: ''sa-'' | *Inceptive -> Present: ''sa-'' | ||
*Intensive: ''tho-'', ~ Wdm. ''thu-'' | *Intensive -> Telic past: ''tho-'', ~ Wdm. ''thu-'' | ||
*Progressive: ''oL-'', ''oo-'' (~ Wdm. ''ăL-'' | *Progressive -> Present: ''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)'. | ||