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As in our Neo-Arabic, the passive is formed by using verb stems that have ''n-'' or ''t-''. | As in our Neo-Arabic, the passive is formed by using verb stems that have ''n-'' or ''t-''. | ||
The tense system of Majorcan resembles that of Scottish Gaelic ( | The tense system of Majorcan resembles that of Scottish Gaelic (with respect to diachronics too). Verbal nouns, inherited from Arabic, are used for Irish-style tense constructions: | ||
* the present is formed by using ''fi'' 'in, at' + verbal noun. This has displaced the Arabic nonpast forms from the present tense, and the inherited Arabic nonpast is now used for the future and subjunctive. (A similar process occurred in Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Hebrew.) | * the present is formed by using ''fi'' 'in, at' + verbal noun. This has displaced the Arabic nonpast forms from the present tense, and the inherited Arabic nonpast is now used for the future and subjunctive. (A similar process occurred in Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Hebrew.) | ||
* the perfect is formed with ''be{{3}}d'' 'after' + verbal noun | * the perfect is formed with ''be{{3}}d'' 'after' + verbal noun | ||