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| sê || é ~ sê || éra || "to be" || When ''é'' is used as the present in main clauses, it falls before the complement and no clitic subject pronouns or focus particles are used. <br /> E.g. ''él é midhêr.'' ≈ ''midhêr éki li sê.'' ≈ ''kôs li sê midhêr.'' "she is a woman." <br /> When ''é'' is used adjectivally, it behaves as any other verb.<br /> E.g. ''midhêr awtór é'' "a woman who is an author'' | | sê || é ~ sê || éra || "to be" || When ''é'' is used as the present in main clauses, it falls before the complement and no clitic subject pronouns or focus particles are used. <br /> E.g. ''él é midhêr.'' ≈ ''midhêr éki li sê.'' ≈ ''kôs li sê midhêr.'' "she is a woman." <br /> When ''é'' is used adjectivally, it behaves as any other verb.<br /> E.g. ''midhêr awtór é'' "a woman who is an author'' | ||
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| tê || tên || tênha || "to have" || | | tê || tên || tênha || "to have" || | ||
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| bô || bôn || bônha || "to put" || | | bô || bôn || bônha || "to put" || | ||
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Additionally, there are a class of verbs that form their past in ''-èra''. These | Additionally, there are a class of verbs ending in ''-u'' that form their past in ''-èra''. These generally correspond to adjectives in other languages - e.g. ''altú'' "to be tall"; ''áltu'' "(is) tall"; ''altéra'' "was tall". | ||
====Verb tenses==== | ====Verb tenses==== | ||