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Conjugation of regular verbs
Sample verbs: märose, to see (1st conjugation), pöħuse, to establish (2nd conjugation), giɕëse, to pretend (3rd conjugation), hëhɑse, to happen, to occur (4th conjugation), pɑse, to shine (5th conjugation).
Each conjugation features a typical identifying thematic vowel, which, however, do not recur in the different tenses:
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The fifth conjugation is regarded as inherently irregular and features no typical thematic vowel. All verbs belonging to this conjugation are irregularly conjugated. The following example for this conjugation is only for illustrative purpose and cannot be take as a proper conjugation template.
Indicative mood
Imperfective present tense
The imperfective present is a simple tense. The personal endings are added to the imperfective root:
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The imperfective present tense conveys ongoing, habitual or gnomic actions or states.
Perfective present/future tense
The perfective present/future is a simple tense. The personal endings are added to the perfective root:
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The perfective present/future tense conveys completed actions or states, mostly in the future, but also in the immediate present, especially in dependent clauses.
Imperfective past tense
The imperfective past is a simple tense. The augment and the personal endings are added to the imperfective root:
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The imperfective past tense conveys ongoing or habitual actions or states in the past.
Perfective past tense
The perfective past is a simple tense. The augment and the personal endings are added to the perfective root:
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The past tense conveys completed actions or states in the past.
Imperfective future tense
The imperfective future is the only compound tense. It is built with the indicative present forms of the verb ʔəɳəme, to be, with the imperfective present infinitive form of the conjugated verb, placed at the end of the clause:
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The verb ʔəɳəme, in its non-auxiliary function, does not usually display any long form in the 3rd singular person. As an auxiliary it may build the long form according to its adjoining verb.
The imperfective future tense conveys ongoing or habitual actions or states in the future.
Subjunctive mood
The subjunctive mood is mostly used in dependent clauses, in the so-called personal constructions. Its usage in main clauses is quite limited, except for its role as an imperative an exhortative form.
The subjunctive widely features the infix -iəɳ-, which is placed between the root and the personal endings. In the imperfective future tense, the infix is placed on the auxiliary verb.
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The subjunctive forms display the same irregularities as their indicative counterparts and follow the same rules.
Conditional mood
The conditional mood is used to convey wish, desire and probability. It is regularly used both in main and dependent clauses.
The subjunctive widely features the infix -oṕ-, which is placed between the root and the personal endings. In the imperfective future tense, the infix is placed on the auxiliary verb.
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The conditional forms display the same irregularities as their indicative counterparts and follow the same rules.
Non-finite forms
The non-finite verbal forms are:
Infinitive
It is regarded as the citation form of the verb, and it is not conjugated in person or number. It is marked by the ending -əme. It distinguishes four forms
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The infinitive is a nominal form of a verb. It is used as a verbal noun in sentences, and it can be declined. It is regarded as a class II noun.
Participle
There are two participial forms, the active participle and the passive participle. As they are adjectival forms, they are both declined as such, while also displaying four forms, differing in aspect and tense.
The active participle is formed through the ending -īto, while the passive participle through the ending -əwkiə:
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The active participle is an adjectival form of a verb. It is linked to nouns which actively perform an action. As an adjectival form, it displays a complete declension, to agree with the class of the referred noun
The passive participle is an adjectival form of a verb. It is linked to nouns which undergo an action, or inactively are in a certain state. As an adjectival form, it displays a complete declension, to agree with the class of the referred noun.
Both participial forms are widely used in relative clauses building.
