Temporal Systems
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The verb always remains in its base form.
Tense is indicated by a particle before the verb.
Sentence structure: Subject — Tense Particle — Verb
Present Tense:
Ø (no particles)
I am going to the water — Kere fəras toll'nra — /Kere fəras toll'nra/
He is going home — Ohun fəras əfnə — /Ohun fəras əfnə/
The father is going to the city — Appafika fəras tolrina'ni — /Ap:afika fəras tolrina'ni/
Future Tense:
lo — lo
We will go home — Ehen lo fəras əfnə — /Ehen lo fəras əfnə/
He will speak — Nun lo g'lor — /Nun lo g'lor/
We will go to a friend — Ehen lo fəras shelmar’nra — /Ehen lo fəras shelmar’nra/
Past Tense:
pa — pa
You were walking to Dad — Ohun pa fəras appa'ra — /Ohun pa fəras ap:a'ra/
I came home — Kere pa əhələs əfnə'ni — /Kere pa əhələs əfnə'ni/
She saw the river — Nan pa fəlisna fojutoll' — /Nan pa fəlisna fojutoll'/