Aspect: aspect
| Values: | Hab | Inch |
Aspect is a feature that specifies duration of the action in time, whether the action has been completed etc. There is much still to be studied in Erzya aspect. Presently, inchoative is readily distinguished, whereas others still require classification and are not marked for aspect.
Hab: habitual past (Preterit 2) -ыль/-иль
Is used in regular indicative conjugation for indicating past habitual and past progressive.
Examples
- [myv] Секс сёрмадомань техникась кадовиль яла удалов. “For this reason, writing [his] writing technique would not keep up.”
Inch: inchoative
The inchoative is typically expressed by the verb кармамс It contributes in past and non-past tense to Erzya aspect.
Examples
- [myv] Кизэнь тюстнэ кармасть оламо. “The summer colors began to fade.”
Aspect in other languages: [arr] [bej] [bg] [bm] [cs] [el] [eme] [ga] [gn] [gub] [hu] [hy] [hyw] [jaa] [ka] [ky] [la] [mdf] [myu] [myv] [pcm] [qpm] [ru] [say] [sl] [tpn] [tr] [tt] [u] [uk] [urb] [urj] [yrl]