There are 6 cases a noun can take:
Tag | Name | Applies to | Acts as | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
.Aor | Aoristic | Dynamic | Dynamic | simple action; no absolute present |
-Prg | Progressive | Dynamic | Dynamic | action or change in progress |
-Hab | Habitual | Dynamic | Static | multiple occasions |
-Ret | Retrospective | Dynamic | Static | result, experience, indefinite relative past |
-Pro | Prospective | Dynamic | Static | anticipation, indefinite relative future |
.Stat | Stative | Static | Static | simple state |
-Inch | Inchoative | Static | Dynamic | enter state |
-Term | Terminative | Static | Dynamic | leave state |
The past and present tenses are realis, while the future is irrealis, hence its placement.
The modalities are: potential (can, must), deontic (may, shall), epistemic (may must), evidential (witness, hearsay).
The contrafactual forms are not only irrealis, but contrary to fact.
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