Editing Shilha language (section)

==== Uses of MAN stems ====
The table below is adapted from Kossmann (2012:40, table 2.12 Uses of MAN stems in Figuig Berber).

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! MAN stem
! Main context in which MAN stem is used
! Examples
! Translation
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| Aorist || imperative<br />consecutive || {{Lang|shi-latn|amẓ}}<br />{{Lang|shi-latn|y-amẓ}} || "take!"<br />"(and then) he took"
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| {{Lang|shi-latn|ad}} + Aorist || non-realized || {{Lang|shi-latn|ay y-amẓ}} || "that he take"
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| {{Lang|shi-latn|rad}} + Aorist || future || {{Lang|shi-latn|ray y-amẓ}} || "he will take"
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| {{Lang|shi-latn|ur}} + Aorist || negated consecutive || {{Lang|shi-latn|ur y-amẓ}} || "(and then) he didn't take"
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| {{Lang|shi-latn|ad}} + {{Lang|shi-latn|ur}} + Aorist || negated imperative || {{Lang|shi-latn|ad ur t-amẓ-t}} || "don't take!"
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| {{Lang|shi-latn|ur}} + {{Lang|shi|rad}} + Aorist || negated future || {{Lang|shi-latn|ur ray y-amẓ}} || "he will not take"
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| Perfective || past action<br />state (including resultant state) || y-umẓ<br />i-rɣa || "he took"<br />"it was hot, it is hot"
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| {{Lang|shi-latn|ur}} + Perfective Negative || negated past action<br />negated state || {{Lang|shi-latn|ur y-umiẓ}}<br />{{Lang|shi-latn|ur i-rɣi}} || "he did not take"<br />"it was not hot, it is not hot"
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| Imperfective || habitual/iterative imperative || {{Lang|shi-latn|tt-amẓ}} || "always take!"
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| {{Lang|shi-latn|ad}} + Imperfective || habitual/iterative imperative || {{Lang|shi-latn|at tt-amẓ-t}}{{efn|Imperfective 2sg. {{Lang|shi-latn|t-tt-amẓ-t}} is usually realized as {{Lang|shi-latn|tt-amẓ-t}}.}} || "you must always take"
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| {{Lang|shi-latn|ad}} + {{Lang|shi-latn|ur}} + Imperfective || negated habitual/iterative imperative || {{Lang|shi-latn|ad ur tt-amẓ-t}} || "you should never take"
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| {{Lang|shi-latn|ar}} + Imperfective || simultaneous action (progressive)<br />habitual, iterative, durative || {{Lang|shi-latn|ar i-tt-amẓ}} || "he is taking, he always takes"
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| {{Lang|shi-latn|ur}} + {{Lang|shi-latn|ar}} + Imperfective || negated simultaneous action<br />negated habitual, iterative, durative || ur a y-tt-amẓ, ur aɣ i-tt-amẓ{{efn|The imperfective preverbal particle {{Lang|shi-latn|ar}} changes to {{Lang|shi-latn|a}} or {{Lang|shi-latn|aɣ}} (depending on the dialect) after the negation.}} || "he is not taking, he never takes"
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