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→Use of tenses: Past vs. Perfect
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: ''tainā mæn yanelīsa pārṇami nacu ilakakte nainęs lā fuldek'' - "Tainā came out<sub>PERF</sub> [of the washing room], got dressed<sub>PERF</sub> for the day, [and] played<sub>PAST</sub> with Naina" | : ''tainā mæn yanelīsa pārṇami nacu ilakakte nainęs lā fuldek'' - "Tainā came out<sub>PERF</sub> [of the washing room], got dressed<sub>PERF</sub> for the day, [and] played<sub>PAST</sub> with Naina" | ||
Compare this other example from the same text where the last two verbs are both in the past because they're ''contemporaneous actions'': | Compare this other example from the same text where the last two verbs are both in the past because they're ''contemporaneous actions'': | ||
: ''nilāmulka mæn maildomanom nañelīsa tainā lili no ṣveye primirtaram ñumirlam'' - "Nilāmulka entered<sub>PERF</sub> the washing room and me and Tainā sit<sub>PAST</sub> behind the wall [and] waited<sub>PAST</sub>" | : ''nilāmulka mæn maildomanom nañelīsa tainā lili no ṣveye primirtaram ñumirlam'' - "Nilāmulka entered<sub>PERF</sub> the washing room [and] me and Tainā sit<sub>PAST</sub> behind the wall [and] waited<sub>PAST</sub>" | ||
====The optative mood==== | ====The optative mood==== | ||