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|{{interlinear | |{{interlinear | ||
| | |Pijavi vigiipuk. | ||
|telephone-INSTR talk-we-1DU.3SG | |telephone-INSTR talk-we-1DU.3SG | ||
|We (two) talk on the phone.}} | |We (two) talk on the phone.}} | ||
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|Future | |Future | ||
|{{interlinear | |{{interlinear | ||
| | |Pijavivu vi'''nia'''giipuk. | ||
|telephone-INSTR talk-we-DU-'''FUT''' | |telephone-INSTR talk-we-DU-'''FUT''' | ||
|We (two) '''will''' talk on the phone.}} | |We (two) '''will''' talk on the phone.}} | ||
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|My sister (will) give(s) birth '''tomorrow'''. (the future tense "will" is implied by the word tomorrow)}} | |My sister (will) give(s) birth '''tomorrow'''. (the future tense "will" is implied by the word tomorrow)}} | ||
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===Aspect=== | ===Aspect=== | ||
Marking aspect is optional in Qasunattuuji verbs. It has a perfective versus imperfective distinction in aspect, along with other distinctions, such as: frequentative (-ataq; "to repeatedly verb"), habitual (-simavi; "to always, habitual verb"), inchoative (-hiŋaat; "about to verb"), and intentional (-sahuma; "intend to verb"). The aspect suffix can be found after the verb root and before or within the obligatory person-number-mood suffix. | Marking aspect is optional in Qasunattuuji verbs. It has a perfective versus imperfective distinction in aspect, along with other distinctions, such as: frequentative (-ataq; "to repeatedly verb"), habitual (-simavi; "to always, habitual verb"), inchoative (-hiŋaat; "about to verb"), and intentional (-sahuma; "intend to verb"). The aspect suffix can be found after the verb root and before or within the obligatory person-number-mood suffix. | ||