time

by default a phrase is in the present/present continuous

the words to express different times go before the phrase

• nenar - on long past
• ner - on recent past
• nela - on the recent future
• nelar - on long future
• ner'ze - past continuous, from any past to now
• ner'sa - past imperfect, from the long past to recent past

when the phrase is negated, you don't use ahe but write a'{time word}, for example a'ner

context

there are words put between phrases (or a word and a phrase) that denote a relation between the next phrase and previous phrase/word, the previous one being used for context

• naŕi - makes a time relation, by default it means "during", but by adding a time word to the next phrase it can also mean "before" (i.e. with ner) or "after" (nela), so the next phrase during/before/after the previous phrase
• eral - a relationship of 'reasoning' or continuation, the reason for the next phrase being because of the previous one (i.e. it's cold eral wear a coat)
• a'eral - negation of the previous, "not because"

there's also the special word sóŕan which when used as the object of a phrase, refers to the next phrase, i.e. 'I like sóŕan he baking' would be "I like when he is baking" or "I like that he is baking"

examples

ner nil fizeni qato (I held the cat)
tiba naŕi bakúnei (don't eat at night)