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Hello Susu learners, | |||
➡ In today's lesson you will learn how to form the different Past Tenses in Susu language. | |||
Happy learning! | |||
<span link>After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you:</span> [[Language/Susu/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings|Say Hello and Greetings in Susu]], [[Language/Susu/Grammar/The-subject-pronouns|The subject pronouns]] & [[Language/Susu/Grammar/Object-Pronouns|Object Pronouns]]. | |||
== Vocabulary == | == Vocabulary == | ||
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=== The form with '''naxa''' === | === The form with '''naxa''' === | ||
Naxa is used for narration | Naxa is used for narration | ||
There is no negative form of '''naxa'''. | There is no negative form of '''naxa'''. | ||
'''Naxa''' is used for completed actions. | '''Naxa''' is used for completed actions. | ||
The '''naxa''' form is widely used by the susu. | The '''naxa''' form is widely used by the susu. | ||
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=== The form with '''bara''' === | === The form with '''bara''' === | ||
'''Bara''' is used for a process that has begun, but says nothing about the end or completion of the process. | '''Bara''' is used for a process that has begun, but says nothing about the end or completion of the process. | ||
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=== The form with '''nE''' === | === The form with '''nE''' === | ||
Is used for a process that is already finished, the action completed. | Is used for a process that is already finished, the action completed. | ||
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I came to the house | I came to the house | ||
=== Table of the different past forms with the time markers. === | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
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|'''PAST''' | |||
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|'''PERFECTIF''' | |||
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|'''Naxa''' | |||
|'''BARA''' | |||
|'''NE''' | |||
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|Fatu naxa siga makiti | |||
'''S + naxa + V + C''' | |||
Fatou went to the | |||
market | |||
|Fatu bara siga makiti | |||
'''S + bara + V + C''' | |||
Fatu has already to the market | |||
|Fatu siga nE makiti | |||
'''S + V + nE + C''' | |||
Fatou went to the market | |||
|} | |||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/Susu/Grammar/Future-Tense|Future Tense]] | |||
* [[Language/Susu/Grammar/Tan|Tan]] | |||
* [[Language/Susu/Grammar/The-Demonstratives|The Demonstratives]] | |||
* [[Language/Susu/Grammar/Possessive-Adjectives|Possessive Adjectives]] | |||
* [[Language/Susu/Grammar/Present-Tenses|Present Tenses]] | |||
* [[Language/Susu/Grammar/Indirect-object-pronouns|Indirect object pronouns]] | |||
* [[Language/Susu/Grammar/Xili-To-be-called|Xili To be called]] | |||
* [[Language/Susu/Grammar/Na-used-as-To-be|Na used as To be]] | |||
* [[Language/Susu/Grammar/The-subject-pronouns|The subject pronouns]] | |||
* [[Language/Susu/Grammar/Object-Pronouns|Object Pronouns]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:51, 27 March 2023
The Past Tenses in Susu
Hello Susu learners,
➡ In today's lesson you will learn how to form the different Past Tenses in Susu language.
Happy learning!
After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you: Say Hello and Greetings in Susu, The subject pronouns & Object Pronouns.
Vocabulary[edit | edit source]
| xoro | Yesterday |
| xoro bora | the day before yesterday |
| xoro bora xanbi | two days ago |
| xoro bora nga xanbi | three days ago |
| to | today |
| lçxE xun dangixi | last week |
| kike dangixi | last month |
| ¯E dangixi | last year |
| yala | last year |
| xoro nunmare | yesterday afternoon |
| wali nu bara | After the work |
GRAMMAR[edit | edit source]
There are many forms of past tense in susu.
The form with naxa[edit | edit source]
Naxa is used for narration
There is no negative form of naxa.
Naxa is used for completed actions.
The naxa form is widely used by the susu.
- Ex. : A naxa siga makiti
He went to the market
The form with bara[edit | edit source]
Bara is used for a process that has begun, but says nothing about the end or completion of the process.
- Ex. : A bara mini tande
He has already gone outside
- E bara siga makiti
They already went to the market
The form with nE[edit | edit source]
Is used for a process that is already finished, the action completed.
- Ex. : N siga nE makiti
I went to the market
- N fa nE banxi
I came to the house
Table of the different past forms with the time markers.[edit | edit source]
| PAST | ||
| PERFECTIF | ||
| Naxa | BARA | NE |
| Fatu naxa siga makiti
S + naxa + V + C Fatou went to the market |
Fatu bara siga makiti
S + bara + V + C Fatu has already to the market |
Fatu siga nE makiti
S + V + nE + C Fatou went to the market |
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Future Tense
- Tan
- The Demonstratives
- Possessive Adjectives
- Present Tenses
- Indirect object pronouns
- Xili To be called
- Na used as To be
- The subject pronouns
- Object Pronouns