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=== mood ===
=== mood ===
===voice===
The passive voice is formed by attaching the accusative prefix '''e-''' to the pronoun or by placing the topic marker '''ke''' immediately before the patient of the verb.
* '''ena ina'''
:<tt>ACC.1.S eat</tt>
:I am eaten. / I am being eaten.
* '''eha anyaye'''
:<tt>ACC.3.S see.PAST</tt>
:She was seen. / He was being watched.
* '''ke mihu itsa'''
:<tt>TOP cat love</tt>
:The cat is loved. / The cat is being loved.


== Index ==
== Index ==

Revision as of 17:23, 5 November 2012

Verbs

tense / aspect

  • Kala does not distinguish perfect and imperfect aspects of the verb (e.g. ‘I ate’, ‘I used to eat’, ‘I

have eaten’, ‘I had eaten’). However, one can easily clarify the temporal sequence of two actions by marking the earlier one with the adverbial tsa (‘already’).

mood

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