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→The auxilliary ņi
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: A: ''T'e chu mah ăr minăch.'' 'He's so good at explaining things.' | : A: ''T'e chu mah ăr minăch.'' 'He's so good at explaining things.' | ||
: B: ''Năch el!'' 'I know, right?' | : B: ''Năch el!'' 'I know, right?' | ||
===== The auxilliary ''ņi'' ===== | ===== The auxilliary נ׳י ''ņi'' ===== | ||
The auxilliary ''ņi'' is used with a verbal noun for perfective tenses: ''reņ [SUBJECT] [VN]'' (negated: ''chă dreņ [SUBJECT] [VN]'') is used for the past perfective and ''ņi [SUBJECT] [VN]'' (negated: ''chă zean [SUBJECT] [VN]'') is used for the future perfective tense. | The auxilliary ''ņi'' is used with a verbal noun for perfective tenses: ''reņ [SUBJECT] [VN]'' (negated: ''chă dreņ [SUBJECT] [VN]'') is used for the past perfective and ''ņi [SUBJECT] [VN]'' (negated: ''chă zean [SUBJECT] [VN]'') is used for the future perfective tense. | ||