Tense
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Present tense in Kreẋ Naṃ is unmarked. There is no present perfect tense.
ufćam
/ɯf.t͡ʃɑm
fanut
fɑ.nɯt
hukiẋ
hɯ.kɪɣ/
‘(The) person eats food.’
Past tense in Kreẋ Naṃ is marked with the prefix ześ-.
ześufćam
/zɛʃ.ɯf.t͡ʃɑm
fanut
fɑ.nɯt
hukiẋ
hɯ.kɪɣ/
‘(The) person ate food.’
Past perfect tense in Kreẋ Naṃ is marked with the prefix zaś-.
zaśufćam
/zɑʃ.ɯf.t͡ʃɑm
fanut
fɑ.nɯt
hukiẋ
hɯ.kɪɣ/
‘(The) person had eaten food.’
Future tense in Kreẋ Naṃ is marked with the prefix śez-.
śezufćam
/ʃɛz.ɯf.t͡ʃɑm
fanut
fɑ.nɯt
hukiẋ
hɯ.kɪɣ/
‘(The) person will eat food.’
Future perfect tense in Kreẋ Naṃ is marked with the prefix śaz-.
śazufćam
/ʃɑz.ɯf.t͡ʃɑm
fanut
fɑ.nɯt
hukiẋ
hɯ.kɪɣ/
‘(The) person will have eaten food.’
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The verb declension chart above shows the different tenses in personal, animal, and inanimate gender. Notice how the tense markings are put before the gender markings