| past
: |
b |
  rayphuru |
tu-t y
|
ham ag-vv |
|
|
| ‘He used to like
sweets during his childhood.’ |
| 3.2.2.1.2. The past
: |
| The past indicative
suffix is -kha and it refers to the action that took place
before the time of the speech act. |
| Examples : |
|
active
|
b
|
nay-kha
|
‘He
saw’
|
|
|
b
|
a-kha
|
‘He
ate.’
|
|
stative
|
b
|
nay-thk-ka
|
‘He
looked beautiful.’
|
|
|
| 3.2.2.1.3. The future
: |
| There are two future
constructions : definite and dubitative. The definite future suffix
is -anu and it refers to the action to be definitely performed
after the time of the speech act. |
| Examples : |
|
active
|
b
|
nay-anu
|
‘He
will see.’
|
|
|
a
|
ca-wanu
|
‘He
will eat.’
|
|
|
b
|
|
‘He
will work actively.’
|
|
stative
|
b
|
nay-thg-anu
|
‘He
will look beautiful.’
|
|
|
| The dubitative future
suffix is -nay and and it refers to some action which is intended
to be performed after the time of speech act. This marker does not
occur with the stative verbs. |
| Example : |
b
|
|
tha-nay
|
|
|
| ‘He will go to
the market.’ |
| The
progressive tense is expressed by adding the verb-tN
‘to be’ with its conjugation to the past participle. |
| Examples : |
|
watµy
|
wa-w-y
|
|
|
|
| ‘It is raining.’ |
|
|
| ‘It war raining.’ |
|
|
| ‘It will be raining.’ |
| 3.2.2.2.
The Perfective : |
| The perfective form
of the verb is obtained by adding the perfective suffix -kh
to the active verb. It refers to the action performed and completed
before certain time in the past. This marker does not occur with the
stative verb. |
| Examples : |
|
|
| 3.2.2.3.
The hortative : |
| The hortative form
of the verb is obtained by adding the hortative suffix -th to the active verb. This is used when wishing
or suggesting that an action shall take place. Its subject is always
in the first or third person. |
| Examples : |
|
1
|
araa
|
u-th
|
‘Let
me become a king’.
|
|
|
|
tha-t
|
‘Let
us go.’
|
|
|
