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In infinitive verbs a prefix ''si-'' is used in place of agreement marking. | In infinitive verbs a prefix ''si-'' is used in place of agreement marking. | ||
Interrogative verbs use preceding particles marked for tense, and tense is optionally double-marked in a second set of non-interrogative particles. | Interrogative verbs use preceding particles marked for tense, and tense is optionally double-marked in a second set of non-interrogative particles. These particles cannot be applied to imperative or prohibitive verbs. | ||
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The tense of these particles can be mismatched with suffix tense for tenses with nonpresent reference points, with the tense of the particle determining the reference point. Mismatching with present reference point is generally used to indicate that the event is relevant to a current result or circumstance. | The tense of these particles can be mismatched with suffix tense for tenses with nonpresent reference points, with the tense of the particle determining the reference point. | ||
Mismatching with present reference point is generally used to indicate that the event is relevant to a current result or circumstance. | |||
====Converbs and referent tracking==== | ====Converbs and referent tracking==== | ||