Verbs - future tense
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The future tense is formed by using marker "tlaa" (to come) before the verb as follows
Future tense (positive)
ke tlaa reka | I will @@ |
ba tlaa opela | x |
o tlaa bua | she will speak |
Future tense (negative)
There are two negative forms in the future tense which can be used interchangably
-ga ke na go
where "ke" is the subject marker
ke tlaa reka | ga ke na go reka | x |
o tlaa bua | ga o na go bua | x |
o tlaa opela | ga a na go opela | he/she |
in the second form the end of the verb changes to -e
-ga ke nke ke
where "ke" is the subject marker
ke tlaa reka | ga ke nke ke reke | I |
o tlaa bua | ga o nke o bue | you |
o tlaa opela | ga a nke a opele | he/she |