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Þere are no ſpecial endings to indicate perſon, tense, or number in maltжέgj, however þere are certain particles, as in aſian languages, which denote tense. Number and perſon are indicated by the pronoun (which is not optional as it is in ſome languages where perſon and number are indicated by a ſuffix).
| nag - | future | nag bliv jơg paj έloì.
I will þink about it. |
| dγd - | paſt | dγd bliv jơg paj έloì.
I þought/did þink about it. |
| cwarþ - | perfect | cwarþ bliv jơg paj έloì.
I have þought about it. |
| blai - | progreſsive | blai bliv jơg paj έloì.
I am þinking about it. |
| lơ - | ſubjunctive | ec paj lơtжέg clεg lơ bliv jơg paj έloì.
It is important þat i þink about it. |
| rac - | paſsive | blai rac bliv paj έloì.
It is being þought about. |
| жλþ - | interrogative | жλþ nag bliv mέlεm paj έloì.
Will You þink about it? |
| ac - | plural | blai bliv jơg ac clag έloì.
I’m þinking about books. |
Þeſe particles can be ūſd alone or in combination to creäte a wide variëty of tenſes. Þe moſt common combinations are ſhown here: |
| nag cwarþ - | future perfect | nag cwarþ bliv jơg paj έloì.
I ſhall have þought about it. |
| nag blai - | future progreſsive | nag blai bliv jơg paj έloì.
I ſhall be þinking about it. |
| nag lơ - | future ſubjunctive | glơca jơg cleg nag lơ bliv pul paj έloì.
I hope þat he will þink about it. |
| dγd nag - | conditional | dγd nag bliv jơg paj έloì.
I would þink about it. |
| dγd cwarþ - | pluperfect | dγd cwarþ bliv jơg paj έloì.
I had þought about it. |
| dγd blai - | imperfect | dγd blai bliv jơg paj έloì.
I was þinking about it. |
| dγd lơ - | paſt ſubjunctive | glơca jơg cleg dγd lơ bliv pul paj έloì.
I hope þat he þought about it. |
| dγd nag cwarþ - | conditional perfect | dγd nag cwarþ bliv jơg paj έloì.
I would have þought about it. |
When particles are ūſd in combination, þere is a ſet order to þem, moſt of which is common ſenſe. You may uſe þe table below to remember þē order.
| жλþ | - | lơ | - | dγd | - | nag | - | cwarþ | - | blai | - | rac |
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