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diff --git a/src/haasdaiga/pos/verb.md b/src/haasdaiga/pos/verb.md index 818043f..cc3eecb 100644 --- a/src/haasdaiga/pos/verb.md +++ b/src/haasdaiga/pos/verb.md @@ -1,49 +1 @@ # Verb - -## Tense - -There are 3 tenses: past, present, and future. They are used according to -time. - -### Reported speech - -Unlike in English and some other languages, tense is not propagated in reported speech. -Instead, the tense is relative to the time spoken. -For example, if John said to Mary "I will meet you at noon" and now -is after that, you would say: - -> -> John-nom.sg Mary-dat.sg say-ind.pst.prf `<sub>` he-nom.sg her-acc.sg meet-ind.pst.prf -> noon-dat.fi.sg -> *John told Mary he would meet her at noon.* - -If the future is indefinite, it will stays in the future, whether the event has -happened or not. - -> -> he-nom.fi.sg believe-ind.pst.cont `<sub>` she-nom.ea.sg back-come-ind.fut.prf, -> that-acc.sg she-nom.ea.sg do.ind.pst.prf -> *He believed she would come back, and she did.* - -### Narration - -Narration is always present tense, even when the story obviously happened in the past. - -## Mood - -- indicative: the action actually occurs -- interrogative: the action is in the question -- imperative: the action is a command -- subjunctive: the action does not happens, and usually used in conditional or wish -- ritual: the action is the intend of the spellcaster - -Ritual mood is also used for cursing and profanity. In such case, the gender -affix is removed so the speaker does not accidentally cast the actual curse. -Because cursing is quite literal for Hàäsdáïga speakers, it is never used in -the same manner as in the modern society. - -## Aspect - -- habitual: the action happens repeatedly in the period of time -- continuous: the action or the state persists over the duration -- perfective: the action happens once and finished |