Language/Susu/Grammar/Present-Tenses
Hello Susu learners,
➡ In today's lesson you will learn how to form the different Present Tenses in Susu language.
Happy learning!
Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson: Say Hello and Greetings in Susu, The subject pronouns & The Demonstratives.
The punctual present : The action is happening at the present moment.[edit | edit source]
Ex. : N sigafe makiti
S + V (fe) + C
The negation is :
N mu sigafe makiti S + neg + V (fe) + C
The two forms of present tense are used somewhat interchangeably by native speakers. There is a tendency to think that their meanings are the same. In both cases the action is not completed. Both forms of the present can be used with the time marker
Yakçsi = now
The habitual present : This form of present tense is used for habitual or daily actions.[edit | edit source]
Ex. : N sigama makiti lçxE birin S + V (ma) + C + C
The negation is :
N mu sigama makiti lçxE birin S + neg + V (ma) + C
Other form[edit | edit source]
There is also the form of present tense used to relate several actions in succession. In this case you use the radical of the verbs preceded by a pronoun.
Ex : N nu xunun, n na n maxa, n dEba don, n na n maso .
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- The Demonstratives
- The subject pronouns
- Future Tense
- To have
- Na used as To be
- Tan
- Indirect object pronouns
- Possessive Adjectives
- Xili To be called