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When preverbs such as negation or subordinate conjunctions are used, the verb takes the "opposite" aspect of unpreceded verbs: | When preverbs such as negation or subordinate conjunctions are used, the verb takes the "opposite" aspect of unpreceded verbs: | ||
*'' | *''ȝåxx'' 'I come (imperfective)', ''så xaȝån'' 'I do not come (imperfective)', ''niþ xaȝån'' 'if I come (imperfective)' | ||
*''xaȝån'' 'I came (perfective)', ''så | *''xaȝån'' 'I came (perfective)', ''så ȝåxx'' 'I did not come (perfective)', ''niþ ȝåxx'' 'if I came (perfective)' | ||
===Ergativity=== | ===Ergativity=== | ||