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'I had read the book.'

b. 

---

You book read-PERF AUX-PST-2

'You had read the book.'

b. Present perfect

The perfective marker - is suffixed to the verb stem. This is followed by the

auxiliary verb - with finite morphology. Different agreement markers such as
number, person, gender and honorificity are attached to the verb stem. The common

auxiliary for present perfect is - and the common agreement suffix for first person

singular and plural and honorificity is -, which is suffixed to the auxiliary as shown

in 28a. The inflection of auxiliary - in present tense is presented in table: 13 of

chapter 5.

Examples:

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a. 

---

I see-PERF AUX-PRES-1

'I have seen.'

b. 

---

You see-PERF AUX-PRES.2(NH)

'You have seen.'

c. 
-

He book read-PERF AUX.PRES.3.SG(NH)
'He has read a book.'

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