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diff --git a/src/pos/verb.md b/src/pos/verb.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..818043f --- /dev/null +++ b/src/pos/verb.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +# 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 |