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The '''present''' is a simple tense. The personal endings are added to the verbal roots: | The '''present''' is a simple tense. The personal endings are added to the verbal roots: | ||
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In the 3<sup><small>rd</small></sup> singular person, which features the ''null ending'', irregularities may often occur, like dropping or altering the last root consonant: | |||
íméham → ímé | |||
íméham → ímé | |||
<small>to go → he/she/it goes</small> | |||
namíɣam → namík | |||
<small>to bite → he/she/it bites</small> | |||
There are, however, a sizeable amount of irregular verbs. Among these verbs the conjugation of the auxiliary verbs tòram, ''to have'', and kiɣam, ''to come'', is shown: | |||
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Revision as of 02:34, 16 June 2025
Conjugation of a regular verb (with examples of auxiliary and irregular verbs)
Sample verb: ránosam, to breastfeed, to nurse, to give suckle
Active diathesis
Indicative mood
Present tense
The present is a simple tense. The personal endings are added to the verbal roots:
| 1st sing. | |
| 2nd sing. | |
| 3rd sing. | |
| 1st plur. | |
| 2nd plur. | |
| 3rd plur. |
In the 3rd singular person, which features the null ending, irregularities may often occur, like dropping or altering the last root consonant:
íméham → ímé to go → he/she/it goes
namíɣam → namík to bite → he/she/it bites
There are, however, a sizeable amount of irregular verbs. Among these verbs the conjugation of the auxiliary verbs tòram, to have, and kiɣam, to come, is shown:
| 1st sing. | ||
| 2nd sing. | ||
| 3rd sing. | ||
| 1st plur. | ||
| 2nd plur. | ||
| 3rd plur. |
The present tense convey ongoing, habitual or gnomic actions or states.
