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===== Impersonal verbs ===== | ===== Impersonal verbs ===== | ||
Impersonal verbs are verbs that have no definite subject, for example the verb "to rain". Most, but not all impersonal verbs are atmospheric verbs, i.e "to rain" | Impersonal verbs are verbs that have no definite subject, for example the verb "to rain". Most, but not all impersonal verbs are atmospheric verbs, i.e "to rain". etc. Azkali treats these types of verbs strangely, changing the strategies it uses for the three tenses it conjugates for. | ||
In clauses with impersonal verbs, in the non-past tense, the clause is structured as '''Verb'''''-(a)ko isanieko''. In the past tense, the clause is structured as '''Verb''-'''''(n)i etz. In the far-past tense, the clause is structured as '''Verb-'''''(i)z etzatako'', where -ko is the serial verb construction marker utilized in other verbal constructions in Azkali. | In clauses with impersonal verbs, in the non-past tense, the clause is structured as '''Verb'''''-(a)ko isanieko''. In the past tense, the clause is structured as '''Verb''-'''''(n)i etz. In the far-past tense, the clause is structured as '''Verb-'''''(i)z etzatako'', where -ko is the serial verb construction marker utilized in other verbal constructions in Azkali. | ||