Ataši: Difference between revisions
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* An infinitive verb will always end with vowel followed by a voiceless velar stop (k). | * An infinitive verb will always end with vowel followed by a voiceless velar stop (k). | ||
* Infinitive verbs generally do not have any long vowels in them because of the following reason. | * Infinitive verbs generally do not have any long vowels in them because of the following reason. | ||
* The past tense is shown by a lengthening the vowel of the final syllable. | * The past tense is shown by an added "-a" in the infinitive, and a lengthening the vowel of the final syllable for perfective and imperfective. | ||
* The future tense is shown by a suffixation of -lèsh, meaning "up (and out)" since the concept of time is an movement upwards. | * The future tense is shown by a suffixation of -lèsh, meaning "up (and out)" since the concept of time is an movement upwards. | ||
* The hypothetical is shown by a suffixation of -ivrät, which is a contraction of ''iv'' and ''lhukírät'', meaning "of" and "possibility" respectively. ''ívrät'' translates roughly to "maybe" in English and is commonly used in conversation. | * The hypothetical is shown by a suffixation of -ivrät, which is a contraction of ''iv'' and ''lhukírät'', meaning "of" and "possibility" respectively. ''ívrät'' translates roughly to "maybe" in English and is commonly used in conversation. | ||
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!Past | !Past | ||
| - | | -ka | ||
| -säk | | -säk | ||
| -lïk | | -lïk | ||