Nonfuture tense

Grammatical tense indicating present or past

A nonfuture tense (abbreviated NFUT) is a grammatical tense that distinguishes a verbal action as having taken place in the past or the present, as opposed to the future tense.[1] Nonfuture tense is found in languages such as Rukai, Greenlandic, Quechua, Yabem and Nivkh.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Nonfuture Tense". Glossary of Linguistic Terms. 2015-12-03. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  2. ^ (Li 1996, 1997)
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Grammatical tenses
  • Future
    • Crastinal
    • Going-to
    • Near
  • Nonfuture
  • Nonpast
  • Nonpresent
  • Present
    • Hodiernal
  • Past
    • Hesternal
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