Re: íy and ìm huh?

Started by Sireayä mokri, March 23, 2011, 12:32:38 PM

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Sireayä mokri

Well, ìm and ìy are used to show that an event or an action has taken/will take place recently/soon. But it's only up to a speaker to decide how "recent" it was. Depending on context, this range can vary from several seconds up to days and maybe even weeks.

As for your second sentence: yes, you can omit any tense infixes if, again, the context makes clear when it has happened/will happen.
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Tswusayona Tsamsiyu

I think I will try to clarify the question.
Ikranari is asking whether one uses these two infixes when the action that just takes place at the recent past or the near future, or if one uses them when he wants to emphasize this fact (if it's important for the situation).

I think you use them in both cases, only when you want to emphasize, you use specific time words (pxiswawam, pxiswaway).
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Sireayä mokri

When the mirror speaks, the reflection lies.