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=====Near Future===== | =====Near Future===== | ||
*Used for action in the near future. | *Used for action in the near future. | ||
*Formed from: Infinitive + Present tense of ''rapi'' "to want" - e.g. ''us tághi rapa'' "he is about to | *Formed from: Infinitive + Present tense of ''rapi'' "to want" - e.g. ''us tághi rapa'' "he is about to go", ''máwsan tághi rapó'' "he is not about to go" | ||
=====Near Future in Past===== | =====Near Future in Past===== | ||
*Past equivalent of the above. | *Past equivalent of the above. | ||
*Formed from: Infinitive + Past tense of ''rapi'' "to want" - e.g. ''us tághi rapi'' "he was going to | *Formed from: Infinitive + Past tense of ''rapi'' "to want" - e.g. ''us tághi rapi'' "he was going to go", ''máwsan tághi rapín'' "he was not going to go" | ||
=====Distant Future===== | =====Distant Future===== | ||
*Used for action in the future that is more distant or less certain. For example, something in the distant future or that you will eventually do but are procrastinating. | *Used for action in the future that is more distant or less certain. For example, something in the distant future or that you will eventually do but are procrastinating. | ||
*Formed from: Infinitive + Present tense of ''dooni'' "to seek" - e.g. ''us tághi doona'' "he will | *Formed from: Infinitive + Present tense of ''dooni'' "to seek" - e.g. ''us tághi doona'' "he will go (eventually)", ''máwsan tághi doonó'' "he will not go" | ||
=====Distant Future in Past===== | =====Distant Future in Past===== | ||
*Past equivalent of the above. | *Past equivalent of the above. | ||
*Formed from: Infinitive + Past tense of ''dooni'' "to seek" - e.g. ''us tághi dooni'' "he was going to | *Formed from: Infinitive + Past tense of ''dooni'' "to seek" - e.g. ''us tághi dooni'' "he was going to go", ''máwsan tághi doonín'' "he was not going to go" | ||
=====Conditional===== | =====Conditional===== | ||
*Formed from: Infinitive + Past tense of ''leh'' "having/owning" - e.g. ''us tághi lahaay'' "he would | *Formed from: Infinitive + Past tense of ''leh'' "having/owning" - e.g. ''us tághi lahaay'' "he would go", ''máwsan tághi lahaáyn'' "he would not go" | ||
=====Present Habitual===== | =====Present Habitual===== | ||
*Used for habitual actions in the present. For dynamic verbs this is similar in meaning to the simple present, but places emphasis on the repeated nature of the action. | *Used for habitual actions in the present. For dynamic verbs this is similar in meaning to the simple present, but places emphasis on the repeated nature of the action. | ||
*Formed from: Infinitive + Present tense of ''jiri'' "to exist" - e.g. ''us tághi jira'' "he | *Formed from: Infinitive + Present tense of ''jiri'' "to exist" - e.g. ''us tághi jira'' "he goes regularly", ''máwsan tághi jiró'' "he does not go regularly" | ||
=====Past Habitual===== | =====Past Habitual===== | ||
*Used for habitual actions in the past. In the subjunctive, it can also mean a single action in the distant past. | *Used for habitual actions in the past. In the subjunctive, it can also mean a single action in the distant past. | ||
*Formed from: Infinitive + Past tense of ''jiri'' "to exist" - e.g. ''us tághi jiri'' "he used to | *Formed from: Infinitive + Past tense of ''jiri'' "to exist" - e.g. ''us tághi jiri'' "he used to go", ''máwsan tághi jirín'' "he did not used to go", ''goórtíi us tághi jirí'' "back when he used to go" or "back when he went" | ||
=====Other Compound Forms===== | =====Other Compound Forms===== | ||