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| ===Conjugation of regular verbs=== | | ===Interrogative pronouns=== |
| Sample verbs: as a '''class I''' verb, moɕädühä, ''to pick up, to collect'', as a '''class II''' verb, xixehühä, ''to fall'', as a '''class IIg''' verb, pürücühä, ''to hit''
| | Basic interrogative pronouns display two different roots: |
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| ====Active diathesis====
| | *<small>''quality'':</small> '''ṫjejm-''' |
| | *<small>''quantity'':</small> '''sjowp-''' |
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| =====Indicative mood=====
| | When taking a noun role, the root is usually expanded by the nominal suffix '''-e-'''. |
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| ======Present tense======
| | '''ṫjejm-''' → '''ṫjejm-''' + '''-e-''' → '''ṫjejme''' |
| The '''present''' is a simple tense. The personal endings are added to the present root:
| | <small>''interr.'' → ''what?, who?''</small> |
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| | style="width: 70px;"| || style="width: 150px;"| <center>''class I''</center> || style="width: 150px;"| <center>''class II''</center> || style="width: 150px;"| <center>''class IIg''</center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>moɕädü</center> || <center>xixehü</center> || <center>pürücü</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>moɕädir</center> || <center>xixehir</center> || <center>pürücir</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>moɕäd́äh</center> || <center>xixeg</center> || <center>pürüc</center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>moɕädunü</center> || <center>xixehunü</center> || <center>pürücunü</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>moɕädunir</center> || <center>xixehunir</center> || <center>pürücunir</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>moɕäduńäh</center> || <center>xixehun</center> || <center>pürücun</center>
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| In the 3<sup><small>rd</small></sup> singular person, which features the ending -́äh or ''null ending'', irregularities may often occur.
| | When taking an adjective role, the root is usually expanded by the adjectival suffix '''-i-'''. |
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| The ending -́äh always causes ''palatalization'' of the preceding consonant, if this consonant has a palatalized counterpart.
| | '''ṫjejm-''' → '''ṫjejm-''' + '''-i-''' → '''ṫjejmi''' |
| | <small>''interr.'' → ''which?''</small> |
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| rīrusühä → rīruśäh
| | As pronouns, these forms display a complete declension, in which the case forms according to the animacy of the referred noun. |
| <small>to see → he/she/it sees</small>
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| If the involved consonant does not have any palatalized counterparts, the ending is added to the root without any further palatalizing effect.
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| The null ending causes less often irregularities, like altering the last root consonant:
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| ṕőrühä → ṕőw
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| <small>to fly→ he/she/it flies</small>
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| ======Past tense======
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| The '''past''' is a simple tense. The personal endings are added to the past root:
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| | style="width: 70px;"| || style="width: 150px;"| <center>''class I''</center> || style="width: 150px;"| <center>''class II''</center> || style="width: 150px;"| <center>''class IIg''</center>
| | | || colspan="2" | <center>''who? / what?''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>''how much? / how many?''</center> |
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>mäɕodü</center> || <center>xexihü</center> || <center>pürücigü</center> | | | style="width: 100px;"| || style="width: 100px;"|<center><small>''singular''</small></center> || style="width: 100px;"|<center><small>''plural''</small></center> || style="width: 100px;"|<center><small>''singular''</small></center> || style="width: 100px;"|<center><small>''plural''</small></center> |
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>mäɕodir</center> || <center>xexihir</center> || <center>pürücigir</center> | | | <center><small>''ergative''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmek̇ə''' || '''ṫjejmejk̇ə''' || '''sjowpek̇ə''' || '''sjowpejk̇ə''' |
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>mäɕod́äh</center> || <center>xexig</center> || <center>pürücig</center> | | | <center><small>''absolutive''</small></center> || '''ṫjejme''' || '''ṫjejmej''' || '''sjowpe''' || '''sjowpej''' |
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>mäɕodunü</center> || <center>xexihunü</center> || <center>pürücigunü</center> | | | <center><small>''possessive''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmeṗu''' || '''ṫjejmejṗu''' || '''sjowpeṗu''' || '''sjowpejṗu''' |
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>mäɕodunir</center> || <center>xexihunir</center> || <center>pürücigunir</center> | | | <center><small>''terminative''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmeʈu''' || '''ṫjejmejʈu''' || '''sjowpeʈu''' || '''sjowpejʈu''' |
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>mäɕoduńäh</center> || <center>xexihun</center> || <center>pürücigun</center> | | | <center><small>''ablative''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmeʡo''' || '''ṫjejmejʡo''' || '''sjowpeʡo''' || '''sjowpejʡo''' |
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| In the 3<sup><small>rd</small></sup> singular person, which features the ending -́äh or ''null ending'', irregularities may often occur.
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| The ending -́äh always causes ''palatalization'' of the preceding consonant, if this consonant has a palatalized counterpart.
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| rīrusühä → rurīśäh
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| <small>to see → he/she/it saw</small>
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| If the involved consonant does not have any palatalized counterparts, the ending is added to the root without any further palatalizing effect.
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| The null ending causes less often irregularities, like altering the last root consonant:
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| ṕőrühä → ṕöw
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| <small>to fly→ he/she/it flew</small>
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| In the class IIg irregularities never occur in the past tense.
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| ======Present continuous tense======
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| The '''present countinuous''' is a compound tense. It is built with the indicative present forms of the verb cänühä, ''to be'', with the active present participle of the conjugated verb, declined in number:
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| | style="width: 70px;"| || style="width: 150px;"| <center>''class I''</center> || style="width: 150px;"| <center>''class II''</center> || style="width: 150px;"| <center>''class IIg''</center>
| | | <center><small>''causative''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmeno''' || '''ṫjejmejno''' || '''sjowpeno''' || '''sjowpejno''' |
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>cänü moɕädīdə</center> || <center>cänü xixehīdə</center> || <center>cänü pürücīdə</center> | | | <center><small>''benefactive''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmepə''' || '''ṫjejmejpə''' || '''sjowpepə''' || '''sjowpejpə''' |
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>cänir moɕädīdə</center> || <center>cänir xixehīdə</center> || <center>cänir pürücīdə</center> | | | <center><small>''instrumental''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmema''' || '''ṫjejmejma''' || '''sjowpema''' || '''sjowpejma''' |
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>cän moɕädīdə</center> || <center>cän xixehīdə</center> || <center>cän pürücīdə</center> | | | <center><small>''locative''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmewa''' || '''ṫjejmejwa''' || '''sjowpewa''' || '''sjowpejwa''' |
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>cänunü moɕädīdənə</center> || <center>cänunü xixehīdənə</center> || <center>cänunü pürücīdənə</center> | |
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>cänunir moɕädīdənə</center> || <center>cänunir xixehīdənə</center> || <center>cänunir pürücīdənə</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>cänun moɕädīdənə</center> || <center>cänun xixehīdənə</center> || <center>cänun pürücīdənə</center>
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| In the 3<sup><small>rd</small></sup> singular person, which features the ending -́äh or ''null ending'', irregularities may often occur.
| | The quality root can refer freely to either animate or inanimate entities. A distinction of animacy can be inferred by the context or by choice of case forms. However, some declined forms can acquire new interrogative meanings depending on the selected case: |
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| The ending -́äh always causes ''palatalization'' of the preceding consonant, if this consonant has a palatalized counterpart.
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| rīrusühä → rīruśäh
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| <small>to see → he/she/it sees</small>
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| If the involved consonant does not have any palatalized counterparts, the ending is added to the root without any further palatalizing effect.
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| The null ending causes less often irregularities, like altering the last root consonant: | |
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| ṕőrühä → ṕőw
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| <small>to fly→ he/she/it flies</small>
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| ======Imperfective future tense======
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| The '''imperfective future''' is a simple tense. The infix -əjgeh- and the personal endings are added to the imperfective root:
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| | style="width: 70px;"| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || style="width: 150px;"| <center>mɔcedəjgehɔ</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedəjgehih</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedəjgeh</center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedəjgehunɔ</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedəjgehunih</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedəjgehun</center>
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| ======Perfective future tense======
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| The '''perfective future''' is a simple tense. The infix -əjgeh- and the personal endings are added to the perfective root:
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| | style="width: 70px;"| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || style="width: 150px;"| <center>emɔcedəjgehɔ</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>emɔcedəjgehih</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>emɔcedəjgeh</center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>emɔcedəjgehunɔ</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>emɔcedəjgehunih</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>emɔcedəjgehun</center>
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| The formation of this tense is regarded as essentially regular, being the only irregularities in the same perfective root.
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| ======Imperfective past tense======
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| The '''imperfective past''' is a simple tense (<small>although derived from an older compound tense</small>). The suffix -əjdo- is added to the imperfective root. The forms of this tense agree with the clause subject only in number (<small>not in person</small>), and their plural is built by adding the plural morpheme -no of the nominal/adjectival declension. The last vowel -o of the suffix changes in -u when the plural morpheme is added.
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| | style="width: 70px;"| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || style="width: 150px;"| <center>mɔcedəjdo</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedəjdo</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedəjdo</center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedəjduno</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedəjduno</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedəjduno</center>
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| As these forms do not agree in person with the subject, the usage of personal pronouns is mandatorily required, when a noun is not used.
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| ======Perfective past tense======
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| The '''perfective past''' is a simple tense (<small>although derived from an older compound tense</small>). The suffix -əjdo- is added to the perfective root. The forms of this tense agree with the clause subject only in number (<small>not in person</small>), and their plural is built by adding the plural morpheme -no of the nominal/adjectival declension. The last vowel -o of the suffix changes in -u when the plural morpheme is added.
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| | style="width: 70px;"| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || style="width: 150px;"| <center>emɔcedəjdo</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>emɔcedəjdo</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>emɔcedəjdo</center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>emɔcedəjduno</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>emɔcedəjduno</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>emɔcedəjduno</center>
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| As these forms do not agree in person with the subject, the usage of personal pronouns is mandatorily required, when a noun is not used.
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| The formation of this tense is regarded as essentially regular, being the only irregularities in the same perfective root.
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| =====Conditional mood=====
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| The '''conditional''' mood is used to convey wish, desire, and probability. It is regularly used both in main and dependent clauses.
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| The conditional widely features the infix -už- (<small>altered in -uš, when ending a word</small>), which is placed between the root and the personal endings. Thus, other normal consonantal alteration anomalies in the indicative mood do not take place.
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| ======Imperfective present tense======
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| The '''imperfective present''' is a simple tense. The infix -už-/-uš- and the personal endings are added to the imperfective root:
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| | style="width: 70px;"| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || style="width: 150px;"| <center>mɔcedužɔ</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedužih</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>mɔceduš</center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedužunɔ</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedužunih</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedužun</center>
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| The conditional infix -už- is changed into -uš only in final word position in the 3<sup><small>rd</small></sup> singular person.
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| ======Imperfective future tense======
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| The '''imperfective future''' is a simple tense. The infix -už-, the infix -əjgeh- and the personal endings are added to the imperfective root:
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| | style="width: 70px;"| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || style="width: 150px;"| <center>mɔcedužəjgehɔ</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedužəjgehih</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedužəjgeh</center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedužəjgehunɔ</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedužəjgehunih</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedužəjgehun</center>
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| |}
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| ======Perfective future tense======
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| The '''perfective future''' is a simple tense. The infix -už-, the infix -əjgeh- and the personal endings are added to the perfective root:
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>emɔcedužəjgehih</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>emɔcedužəjgeh</center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>emɔcedužəjgehunɔ</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>emɔcedužəjgehunih</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>emɔcedužəjgehun</center>
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| |}
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| The formation of this tense is regarded as essentially regular, being the only irregularities in the same perfective root.
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| ======Imperfective past tense======
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| The '''imperfective past''' is a simple tense (<small>although derived from an older compound tense</small>). The infix -už- and the suffix -əjdo- are added to the imperfective root. The forms of this tense agree with the clause subject only in number (<small>not in person</small>), and their plural is built by adding the plural morpheme -no of the nominal/adjectival declension. The last vowel -o of the suffix changes in -u when the plural morpheme is added.
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| | style="width: 70px;"| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || style="width: 150px;"| <center>mɔcedužəjdo</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedužəjdo</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedužəjdo</center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedužəjduno</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedužəjduno</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>mɔcedužəjduno</center>
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| |}
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| As these forms do not agree in person with the subject, the usage of personal pronouns is mandatorily required, when a noun is not used.
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| ======Perfective past tense======
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| The '''perfective past''' is a simple tense (<small>although derived from an older compound tense</small>). The infix -už- and the suffix -əjdo- are added to the perfective root. The forms of this tense agree with the clause subject only in number (<small>not in person</small>), and their plural is built by adding the plural morpheme -no of the nominal/adjectival declension. The last vowel -o of the suffix changes in -u when the plural morpheme is added.
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| | style="width: 70px;"| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || style="width: 150px;"| <center>emɔcedužəjdo</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>emɔcedužəjdo</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>emɔcedužəjdo</center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>emɔcedužəjduno</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>emɔcedužəjduno</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>emɔcedužəjduno</center>
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| |}
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| As these forms do not agree in person with the subject, the usage of personal pronouns is mandatorily required, when a noun is not used.
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| The formation of this tense is regarded as essentially regular, being the only irregularities in the same perfective root.
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| =====Non-finite forms=====
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| The non-finite verbal forms are:
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| ======Infinitive======
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| It is regarded as the citation form of the verb, and it is not conjugated in person or number. It has, however, an imperfective and a perfective form, respectively built on the ''imperfective root'' and on the ''perfective root''. It is marked by the ending -əjge.
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| | ''<small>imperfective</small>'' || <center>mɔcedəjge</center>
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| | ''<small>perfective</small>'' || <center>emɔcedəjge</center>
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| There are, however, a limited amount of verbs with irregular infinitve forms, where the infinitve ending merges with the root or is slightly altered.
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| petɔjge
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| <small>volare</small>
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| The infinitive is a nominal form of a verb and it can be declined only in the singular number. It can also be introduced by a preposition. Its basic form is regarded as the direct case. It is not adjoined by the article when it has a verbal function, while the article can be used when the function of the infinitive is strictly nominal.
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| ======Participle======
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| The participle is an adjectival form of a verb. It isn has a passive meaning and it is linked to nouns which undergo an action, or inactively are in a certain state. It is, thus, usually not used with intransitive verbs (<small>with some of which it may take an impersonal value</small>). In verbal conjugation, it agrees with the subject in number, while it agrees also in case with its adjoining noun, displaying thus a complete declension, in its adjectival role.
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| It has, however, an imperfective and a perfective form, respectively built on the ''imperfective root'' and on the ''perfective root''. It may also take the modal infix -už-, diplaying thus a conditional form. It is marked by the ending -uǵ (<small>whose plural form is -ugi</small>). This ending very often causes irregularities, such as the lenghtening of the last root consonant or its alteration (<small>the conditional infix undergoes no alteration</small>).
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| | ''<small>imperfective</small>'' || <center>mɔcedduǵ</center> || <center>mɔcedužuǵ</center>
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| | ''<small>perfective</small>'' || <center>emɔcedduǵ</center> || <center>emɔcedužuǵ</center>
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| Besides its verbal or adjectival role, in some cases the participle may be used as noun, if preceded by the article.
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| ež emɔcedduǵ
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| <small>the harvest</small>
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| ====Passive diathesis and impersonal form====
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| The ''passive diathesis'' displays a far lesser amount of forms than the active diathesis. It is formed with the participle, which distinguished only the verbal aspect and the number of the clause subject.
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| *The ''imperfective'' form of the participle is used to convey an ongoing action, mainly in the present or in the future.
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| *The ''perfective'' form of the participle is used to convey a completed and finished action, mainly in the past.
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| Examples:
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| ež hunno həjšeččuǵ
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| <small>the field is/will be cultivated</small>
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| ežno hunnono ežəjšeččugino
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| <small>the fields were cultivated</small>
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| Intransitive verbs do not have a proper passive diathesis, but they may have a participial form. This form is used with an ''impersonal'' value, instead of a passive one.
| | * '''ṫjejmewa''': where (<small>static location</small>) |
| | * '''ṫjejmeʈu''': where (<small>motion toward</small>) |
| | * '''ṫjejmeno ''': why (<small>cause</small>) |
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| <small>one falls, people fall</small>
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| The impersonal form is mostly used in the singular number, but it may be found also in the plural, with a kind of collective meaning.
| | * '''ṫjejmewa weʡewa''': in which place (<small>static location</small>) |
| | * '''ṫjejmeʈu weʡeʈu''': in which place (<small>motion toward</small>) |
