Putting It All Together
A comparison of forms
| Construction | Eastern gloss | Western gloss |
|---|---|---|
| present (simple) | optative: non-past (present) | optative: non-past (present) |
| imperfect (simple) | optative: past | optative: past |
| aorist | indicative: preterite | indicative: preterite |
| imperative | imperative | imperative |
| ge (կը) / k- (կ-) plus simple present | conditional: non-past (present) | indicative: present |
| ge (կը) / k- (կ-) plus simple imperfect | conditional: past | indicative: imperfect |
| bidi / piti (պիտի) plus simple present | necessitative: non-past (present) | indicative: future |
| bidi / piti (պիտի) plus simple imperfect | necessitative: past | conditional |
| future participle -lu plus em reflex (-լու եմ) |
indicative: future | necessitative: non-past (present) |
| future participle -lu plus ēi reflex (-լու էի) |
indicative: future perfect | necessitative: past |
| past active participle plus em reflex (-լ եմ)/(-եր եմ) |
indicative: present perfect | indicative: non-past perfect |
| past active participle plus ēi reflex (-լ էի)/(-եր էի) |
indicative: past perfect | indicative: past perfect |
| present participle -um plus em reflex (-ում եմ) |
indicative: present | -- |
| present participle -um plus ēi reflex (-ում էի) |
indicative: imperfect | -- |
There are two tables, showing the full conjugation of each dialect's verb paradigms, Eastern and Western.
Read more about this topic: Armenian Verbs, Finite Forms
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