Pluperfect

A. Read the following sentences:

1. hu& tmare 3er Aek var Aavelo.

‘I came to your home once.’

2. tme mne kerI `v6avelI.

‘You made me eat mango.’

3. me& rSta pr sap joyelo.

‘I once saw a serpent on the road.’

4. tme fe&kelo p(9r mne vaGyo.

‘The stone you threw hurt me.’

B. We use pluperfect sentences to report about the events, which occurred in remote past.

C. The pluperfect marker is -Ael\- or -Al. You can drop the gender and number marking material from the verb in most cases. Examples:

5. hu& tmare 3er Aek var Aavel.

‘I came to your home once.’

6. tme mne kerI `v6avel.

‘You made me eat mango.’

7. me& rSta pr sap joyel.

‘I once saw a serpent on the road.’

8. tme fe&kel p(9r mne vaGyo.

‘The stone you threw hurt me.’