Some info about aspects

Tonight's exciting feature is aspect. There are 4 aspects in Nashtuku, progressive, perfect, imperfect, and habitual. 

Aspect	‘aki-	‘unta-	‘e-	Re-
	Progressive, in motion, continuous	Imperfect	Perfect	Habitually
A verbs	‘aki-	‘unta-	‘a-	Ra-
i/e verbs	‘aki-	‘inta-	‘e-	Re-
o/u verbs	‘ako-	‘unta-	‘u-	Ru-

As you can see from the chart, the form of the prefix depends on the first vowel in the word.Let's look at these a bit more closely

'aki is used for actions that are in progress, actions that are moving around, or are taking place in the background

'akibechesoj

I am speaking (right now)

'unta- and 'e- are direct opposites. 'e- is used for actions that are being looked at as a complete event. 'unta- is used for actions that are still ongoing.

'intabechesoj

I am in the midst of speaking

'ebechesoj
I spoke

re- is used for things that are done habitually, or over and over.

rebechesoj
I speak (all the time)


I hope this all makes sense... I hope there will be more tomorrow