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Aspect
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»I Modal }MD (PP)(PP)
Pronominal clitics are excluded from the structure
because the rules that govern the use of these clitics are
so complex that a special chapter is needed to discuss them.
(They are discussed in Chapter 4.) Adverbs and particles
cannot be given a fixed position in the structure because
some of them are used before the verb and some others after
the verb. (They are treated in 3.3.3.4.) Examples of
sentences containing aspect words, modals, adverbs, and
particles are given in relevant sections below. The
following are sentences with a VP complement. (These are
discussed in Chapter 5.)
102. Na neu-tanyong [padup yum-jih]
AUX 2r-ask how much price-3
'Did you ask what the price was?'
103. Geutanyoe h'an geu-bri [jak saho dilee]
3.3.3.1 Tenses
We^nc NEG 3r-allow go anywhere yet
'We are not allowed to go anywhere yet.'
Unlike English or other Indo-European languages,
Acehnese has no verb inflection for tenses. Present or past
(time) in Acehnese is understood in context, or by the use