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In today's lesson, you will learn how to use verbs in Turkmen. | In today's lesson, you will learn how to use verbs in Turkmen. | ||
Verbs agree with their subjects in person and number. Verbs have the following grammatical categories: | Verbs agree with their subjects in person and number. Verbs have the following grammatical categories: | ||
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*two voices: active and passive; | *two voices: active and passive; | ||
*three tenses: present, past, future; | *three tenses: present, past, future; | ||
evidentiality which indicates whether evidence exists for a given statement. Turkmen contrasts direct information (reported directly) and indirect information (reported indirectly). | evidentiality which indicates whether evidence exists for a given statement. Turkmen contrasts direct information (reported directly) and indirect information (reported indirectly). | ||
Revision as of 19:51, 13 September 2021
Hello Turkmen learners! 😀
In today's lesson, you will learn how to use verbs in Turkmen.
Verbs agree with their subjects in person and number. Verbs have the following grammatical categories:
- two numbers: singular and plural;
- three persons: 1st, 2, 3rd;
- five moods: indicative, dubitative, imperative, conditional, subjunctive;
- two voices: active and passive;
- three tenses: present, past, future;
evidentiality which indicates whether evidence exists for a given statement. Turkmen contrasts direct information (reported directly) and indirect information (reported indirectly).