Pataxea: Difference between revisions

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* eventive: verbs that depict an action, with a definite beginning and end.

Pataxea verbs behaved differently, and indeed conjugated differently based on their aspect. Several strategies existed to switch a verb one aspect to another, most commonly by auxiliary verbs or suffixes.

Pataxea verbs behaved differently, and indeed conjugated differently based on their aspect. Several strategies existed to switch a verb one aspect to another, most commonly by auxiliary verbs or suffixes. Verbs have three moods:

Verbs have three moods:

* indicative: the default mood, indicating that something is a statement of fact.

* subjunctive: used to represent various states of unreality like assumption, emotion, obligation, opinion, possibility, etc.

* optative: used to indicate wish or hope.

Verbs have four tenses:

* non-past: used for actions not in the past; equivalent to a present tense.

* future: used for actions that will happen in the future.

* past: used for actions that previously occurred.

* far-past: used for actions that previously occurred long ago, for timeless states of being, and other various uses.

Verbs have three grammatical voices:

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 * eventive: verbs that depict an action, with a definite beginning and end.
-Pataxea verbs behaved differently, and indeed conjugated differently based on their aspect. Several strategies existed to switch a verb one aspect to another, most commonly by auxiliary verbs or suffixes.
+Pataxea verbs behaved differently, and indeed conjugated differently based on their aspect. Several strategies existed to switch a verb one aspect to another, most commonly by auxiliary verbs or suffixes. Verbs have three moods:
-Verbs have three moods:
 * indicative: the default mood, indicating that something is a statement of fact.
 * subjunctive: used to represent various states of unreality like assumption, emotion, obligation, opinion, possibility, etc.
 * optative: used to indicate wish or hope.
+Verbs have four tenses:
+* non-past: used for actions not in the past; equivalent to a present tense.
+* future: used for actions that will happen in the future.
+* past: used for actions that previously occurred.
+* far-past: used for actions that previously occurred long ago, for timeless states of being, and other various uses.
 Verbs have three grammatical voices: