7. Time and Action
What You’ll Learn
Section titled “What You’ll Learn”This lesson teaches four common time and action markers:
branum, past;branrum, far past;mulsum, future;tel, finished action.
Sentences Without a Time Word
Section titled “Sentences Without a Time Word”If a sentence has no time word, read it as present time unless the story around it says otherwise.
Past and Future Words
Section titled “Past and Future Words”Early Hick can put a time word near the beginning of the sentence.
The far-past word branrum is used for events long ago, especially in poetry, ritual, or old
stories.
Finished Action with tel
Section titled “Finished Action with tel”The word tel marks an action as finished.
You can combine a time word with tel.
Try It
Section titled “Try It”Translate each sentence.
mulsum 'ales barak'erbranum 'ales barak'er telbranrum 'ales venitar
Pop quizAnswers
- “The person will walk.”
- “The person had walked.”
- “The person lifted long ago.”