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== Definitions ==
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* '''Gnomic''' is about general truths, devoid of time references, e.g. "Teachers write lessons."
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* '''Habitual''' is about events that occur regularly, e.g. "The teacher writes an exercise every day."
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* '''Episodic''' is about single events that occur in episodes across some span of time (in this case with undefined beginnings and ends), e.g. "The teacher is writing a book."
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* '''Progressive/continuous''' is about an event that is in the process of occurring at the referenced time, e.g. "The teacher is writing an exercise for the students."
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* '''Future''' is anything that happens in the future. In the situations below it mostly includes a gnomic, habitual, or perfective aspect too, e.g. "The teacher will write lessons"/"an exercise every day"/"a book".
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== Table ==
   
 
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Revision as of 20:22, 29 March 2021

"aorist"

Definitions

  • Gnomic is about general truths, devoid of time references, e.g. "Teachers write lessons."
  • Habitual is about events that occur regularly, e.g. "The teacher writes an exercise every day."
  • Episodic is about single events that occur in episodes across some span of time (in this case with undefined beginnings and ends), e.g. "The teacher is writing a book."
  • Progressive/continuous is about an event that is in the process of occurring at the referenced time, e.g. "The teacher is writing an exercise for the students."
  • Future is anything that happens in the future. In the situations below it mostly includes a gnomic, habitual, or perfective aspect too, e.g. "The teacher will write lessons"/"an exercise every day"/"a book".

Table

aspect Kyrgz Kazakh Tatar Turkish Turkmen
gnomic жазат жазады яза yazıyor, yazar ýazýar, ýazar
habitual жазат жазады яза yazıyor, yazar ýazýar, ýazar
episodic жазып жүрөт жазып жүр яза yazıyor
progressive/continuous жазып жатат жазып жатыр яза yazıyor ýazıp ýatyr
future жазат жазады язачак, язар yazacak, (yazar?) ýazar, ýazjak


This paper has a good literature review and discussion of the Turkish forms.