Tense: tense
| Values: | Fut | Pred |
In Hausa, tense is a feature of the Auxiliary.
Tense is a feature that specifies the time when the action took / takes / will take place, in relation to a reference point.
Fut: future tense
The default future tense denotes actions that will happen after the moment of producing the sentence, or the reference point of the text.
Examples
- bà zaːkà ganiː ba // “You won’t see any.”
Pred: predictive tense
In comparison to the default future tense, the predictive future adds an extra illocutionary force on the part of the speaker concerning the reality of the process.
Examples
- tâː bar̃ mâː kunyàː à gidaː // “She will bring shame on your house.”
Tense in other languages: [ab] [abq] [aqz] [arr] [bej] [bg] [bm] [cs] [cy] [el] [en] [es] [fi] [fr] [ga] [gn] [gub] [ha] [hu] [hy] [it] [jaa] [ka] [ky] [pcm] [ps] [qpm] [ru] [sah] [say] [sl] [sv] [tr] [tt] [u] [uk] [urb] [urj] [xcl]