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The present, past and future tenses are ''be-'', ''ki-'' and ''sa-'' respectively. The present tense is also used as a timeless tense. | The present, past and future tenses are ''be-'', ''ki-'' and ''sa-'' respectively. The present tense is also used as a timeless tense. | ||
''''' | '''''Kimezhov ma-shmer la-detkvisi.''''' | ||
PAST-find DEF man | PAST-find NOM.DEF-man ACC.DEF limestone | ||
'' | ''The man who found the limestone.'' | ||
Verbs do not inflect for person but they do inflect for number (except for the copula): the plural suffix is ''-eba''. | Verbs do not inflect for person but they do inflect for number (except for the copula): the plural suffix is ''-eba''. | ||
The negative suffix is ''-tso'', and when fused with the plural it becomes ''- | The negative suffix is ''-tso'', and when fused with the plural it becomes ''-sia''. The negative form of the copula is ''tso'', which is the same in the plural. | ||
Participial forms are used in the perfect and progressive aspects. | Participial forms are used in the perfect and progressive aspects. | ||