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Table 14. Perfect tense constructions<br />

person & number<br />

1SG<br />

2SG<br />

3SG<br />

PL<br />

suffix & word<br />

-î me<br />

(118) ez nivist-î-Ø-me (Şirîn and Buşra 2006:296)<br />

1D sleep:PST-PRF-be:PST-1SG<br />

‘I’ve been sleeping.’<br />

(119) ez ne hat-î-Ø-me (Şirîn and Buşra 2006:296)<br />

1D NEG come:PST-PRF-be:PST-1SG<br />

‘I haven’t come.’<br />

(120) wan xwar-î-Ø-ne (Şirîn and Buşra 2006:296)<br />

3OP eat:PST-PRF-be:PST-PL<br />

‘Have they eaten?’<br />

(121) sut-î-Ø-ye li me ceger (BS1:14)<br />

burn:PST-PRF-be:PST-3SG in 1OP liver<br />

‘The liver in us has burned.’<br />

(122) ma min tu vîya-y-Ø-î bu milk u mal-î? (AN5:33)<br />

INTRG 1O 2D love:PST-PRF-be:PST-3SG for land and belongings-OBL.M<br />

‘Did I love you because of land and belongings (money)?’<br />

-î î<br />

-î ye<br />

-î ne<br />

4.4.3.9 Past perfect tense<br />

The past perfect tense describes actions that began and were completed in the<br />

past. For past perfect tense, two things must be done. First, the verb root must be<br />

conjugated using the suffix -i. This verb will not receive the ending that matches the<br />

subject (in nominative-accusative clauses) or object (in ergative-absolutive clauses).<br />

Additionally, a word that matches the person and number of the subject or object must be<br />

added after the conjugated verb, similar to the past tense subjunctive constructions<br />

discussed in § 4.4.3.7.3.6. Table 15 lists the suffixes with the additional words for each<br />

person and number. Following the table are some examples with past perfect<br />

construction.

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