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Example 61-40
[...] yena zo gate hambile.
[...]
[...]
yena
he
zo
fut
gate
ant
hamb-ile.
go-
pst
[...] he will have gone. OR: [...] he will be gone.
Comment:
This clause requires a main clause like "By the time you go there" to make the example idiomatic.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Fanakalo
by
Rajend Mesthrie
cite
Datapoints:
Internal order of tense, aspect, and mood markers: The feature does not apply
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