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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Tundrian verbs present a complexity far beyond that seen in the nouns and
adjectives of the language. For the simple finite forms, there are distinctions
made for two numbers (singular and plural), three persons (1st, 2nd and 3rd),
five tenses (present, imperfect, preterite, pluperfect and future) and four
moods (indicative, subjunctive, conditional and imperative). In addition there
are the non-finite forms of the infinitive and the past and present participle.
Finally, there are compound tenses combining auxiliary verbs and the past
participle.
The basic form of a verb is called its root - this is what the endings are
added to. Normally, different finite forms of verbs are distinguished by the use
of different endings. However, in many irregular verbs the root may also change
in specific forms. In two common irregular verbs (esseir 'to be' and eular 'to
go') there are examples of suppletion: different roots are used for different
forms.
CONJUGATION PATTERNS
REGULAR CONJUGATION CLASSES
There are three conjugations, defined by whether the infinitive ends in
-ar (Class I),
-eir (Class II) or -iyr (Class III).
Class III is further subdivided into two subclasses (IIIa and IIIb), depending
on whether the verbs have an extension in -isc- in some forms or not.
All simple forms of sample verbs
illustrating the four conjugation classes are given below. For all finite forms within
a paradigm, the order is as follows: 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular, 1st, 2nd
and 3rd person plural. All endings are in red.
Conjugation |
I |
II |
IIIa |
IIIb |
Infinitive |
cantar |
cadeir |
mentiyr |
finiyr |
Meaning |
to sing |
to fall |
to lie |
to finish |
Present Indicative |
canto
cantas
canta
cantam
cantais
cantan |
cado
cads
cade
cadeim
cadêis
caden |
mento
ments
mente
mentiym
mentiys
menten |
finisco
finisces
finisce
finiym
finiys
finiscen |
Imperfect Indicative |
cantava
cantavas
cantava
cantavam
cantavais
cantavan |
cadîa
cadîas
cadîa
cadiam
cadiais
cadîan |
mentîa
mentîas
mentîa
mentiam
mentiais
mentîan |
finiscîa
finiscîas
finiscîa
finisciam
finisciais
finiscîan |
Preterite Indicative |
cantái
cantasti/-ás
cantó
cantaum
cantastes/-ois
cantaron |
cadúi
cadusti/-ús
cadú
cadum
cadustes/-uis
caduron |
mentiy
mentisti/-ís
mentí
mentim
mentistes/-iys
mentiyron |
finiy
finisti/-ís
finí
finim
finistes/-iys
finiyron |
Pluperfect Indicative |
cantara
cantaras
cantara
cantaram
cantarais
cantaran |
cadura
caduras
cadura
caduram
cadurais
caduran |
mentiyra
mentiyras
mentiyra
mentiram
mentirais
mentiyran |
finiyra
finiyras
finiyra
finiram
finirais
finiyran |
Future Indicative |
cantaroy
cantarás
cantará
cantareim
cantarêis
cantarán |
cadroy
cadrás
cadrá
cadreim
cadrêis
cadrán |
mentiroy
mentirás
mentirá
mentireim
mentirêis
mentirán |
finiroy
finirás
finirá
finireim
finirêis
finirán |
Present Subjunctive |
cante
cants
cante
canteim
cantêis
canten |
cada
cadas
cada
cadam
cadais
cadan |
menta
mentas
menta
mentam
mentais
mentan |
finisca
finiscas
finisca
finiscam
finiscais
finiscan |
Imperfect Subjunctive |
cantasse
cantasses
cantasse
cantasseim
cantassêis
cantassen |
cadusse
cadusses
cadusse
cadusseim
cadussêis
cadussen |
mentisse
mentisses
mentisse
mentisseim
mentissêis
mentissen |
finisse
finisses
finisse
finisseim
finissêis
finissen |
Conditional |
cantarîa
cantarîas
cantarîa
cantariam
cantariais
cantarîan |
cadrîa
cadrîas
cadrîa
cadriam
cadriais
cadrîan |
mentirîa
mentirîas
mentirîa
mentiriam
mentiriais
mentirîan |
finirîa
finirîas
finirîa
finiriam
finiriais
finirîan |
Imperative |
-
canta
-
canteim
cantat
- |
-
cade
-
cadam
cadeit
- |
-
menti
-
mentam
mentiyt
- |
-
finisce
-
finiscam
finiyt
- |
Present Participle |
cantant |
cadent |
mentent |
finiscent |
Gerund |
cantando |
cadendo |
mentendo |
finiscendo |
Past Participle |
cantat, -a |
cadut, -a |
mentiyt, -a |
finiyt, -a |
Notes:
- For the 2nd person sing. and plural of the Preterite Indicative, two forms
are given for all verbs. The first is more common in literature and very
formal style, while the second is more common in everyday usage.
- The Pluperfect Indicative also has subjunctive uses, explained elsewhere.
In fact, in everyday usage it is only these subjunctive uses that are common -
otherwise the pluperfect is replaced by the Past Perfect.
- The Imperative is only used in the 2nd person singular and the 1st and 2nd
person plural. The 1st person plural forms are identical to the
corresponding Present Subjunctive forms.
MAIN AUXILIARY VERBS
Three auxiliary verbs are so important, and show so many irregularities, that
their full conjugation is given below. Note that esseir and eular exhibit
suppletion (they involve several different roots).
Infinitive |
esseir |
haveir |
eular |
Meaning |
to be |
to have |
to go |
Present Indicative |
soy
seis
és
sûm
sêis
son |
hoy
has
ha
haveim
havêis
han |
voy
vas
va
eulam
eulais
van |
Imperfect Indicative |
yera
yeras
yera
êram
êrais
yeran |
havîa
havîas
havîa
haviam
haviais
havîan |
eulava
eulavas
eulava
eulavam
eulavais
eulavan |
Preterite Indicative |
fui
fusti/fus
fu
fum
fustes/fuis
furon |
havúi
havusti/havús
havú
havum
havustes/havuis
havuron |
eulái
eulasti/-ás
euló
eulaum
eulastes/-ois
eularon |
vadúi
vadusti/-ús
vadú
vadum
vadustes/-uis
vaduron |
|
Pluperfect Indicative |
fura
furas
fura
furam
furais
furan |
havura
havuras
havura
havuram
havurais
havuran |
eulara
eularas
eulara
eularam
eularais
eularan |
vadura
vaduras
vadura
vaduram
vadurais
vaduran |
|
Future Indicative |
seroy
serás
será
sereim
serêis
serán |
havroy
havrás
havrá
havreim
havrêis
havrán |
iroy
irás
irá
ireim
irêis
irán |
Present Subjunctive |
sîa
sîas
sîa
siam
siais
sîan |
haya
hayas
haya
hayam
hayais
hayan |
vaya
vayas
vaya
vayam
vayais
vayan |
Imperfect Subjunctive |
fusse
fusses
fusse
fusseim
fussêis
fussen |
havusse
havusses
havusse
havusseim
havussêis
havussen |
eulasse
eulasses
eulasse
eulasseim
eulassêis
eulassen |
vadusse
vadusses
vadusse
vadusseim
vadussêis
vadussen |
|
Conditional |
serîa
serîas
serîa
seriam
seriais
serîan |
havrîa
havrîas
havrîa
havriam
havriais
havrîan |
irîa
irîas
irîa
iriam
iriais
irîan |
Imperative |
-
sei
-
siam
seit
- |
-
ha
-
hayam
haveit
- |
-
va
-
vayam
eulat
- |
Present Participle |
essent |
havent |
eulant |
Gerund |
essendo |
havendo |
eulando |
Past Participle |
fut, -a |
havut, -a |
eulat,
-a |
Where two parallel sets are given for eular,
the two are used with roughly equal frequency, and both are considered correct in
the standard language.
COMPOUND TENSES
For every form of the Tundrian verb (with the exception of the Imperative and
the Past Participle), there is a corresponding compound form known as the
perfect. The perfect forms are always made by the appropriate form of one of the
auxiliary verbs esseir or
haveir, followed by the past participle of the
verb in question: hoy cantat (I have sung), êram vêniyti (we had
come), havent passat (having passed).
The basic rules as to whether esseir or
haveir should be used are as follows:
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esseir is used with:
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Most verbs of motion: arripar (arrive),
ascendeir (go up), cadeir (fall), descendeir (descend, go
down), eular (go), intrar (enter), partiyr (leave,
depart), procedeir (proceed), retornar (return), revêniyr
(come back), saliyr (go out), vêniyr (come). Examples: soy
arripat (I have arrived), son caduti (they have fallen), yera
saliyta (she had gone out).
-
Verbs of motion that emphasize the type
of motion are conjugated with haveir: antar
(walk), cûrreir (run), natar (swim), volar (fly):
hoy cûrs, ha natat etc.
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Verbs denoting a state or change of state: avêniyr
(happen), cresceir (grow), dêcedeir (decede, die), devêniyr
(become), discresceir (decrease), disparesceir (disappear),
estar (stand, be standing), jaceir (lie down), maneir/remaneir
(remain), moriyr (die), nasceir (be born), restar
(stay), sûrgeir (surge), velhar (grow old), xedeir
(sit). Examples: son cresçuti (they have grown), essent estat
(having been standing), yeran morti (they had died), soy nat
(I was born).
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Verbs denoting appearance: apparesceir (appear),
paresceir (seem), ximlar (seem). Examples: és apparesçuta
(she has appeared), son ximlati (they have seemed).
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Impersonal verbs related to a mental state: bastar
(suffice), displaceir (displease), doleir (ache, cause pain),
gûstar (please, like), placeir (please). Examples: és bastat
(it has sufficed), mi és gûstat (I have liked it).
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The verbs êixiyr (succeed) and intervêniyr
(intervene): son êixiyti (they have succeeded), jo yera
intervêniyt (I had intervened).
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Pronominal verbs, of which there are a great many. Some
commonly used ones are: abdicar-se (abdicate), absteneir-se
(abstain), accordar-se (agree), batteir-se (fight),
casar-se (marry), conflar-se (swell), crûllar-se (crash),
deviar-se (lose one's way), dormiyr-se (fall aslep),
empignar-se (commit oneself), errar-se (make a mistake),
estar-se (stand up), eular-se (leave, go away), excusar-se
(apologize), fastiar-se (get tired), fûndeir-se (melt),
habituar-se (get used to), irritar-se (get angry), melhorar-se (get better, improve), mitteir-se (begin,
get started), nhecar-se (drown), ostinar-se (be obstinate),
palliyr-se (wither), perdeir-se (get lost), rapeir-se
(hurry), rixar-se (riot), usar-se (wear out), versar-se
(pour [intr.]), xamar-se (swarm), xiccar-se (dry [intr.]).
Examples: se son accordati (they have agreed), se será conflat
(it will have swollen), m'essent habituat (having got accustomed),
s'és nhecata (she has drowned).
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Pronominal verbs should not be confused
with reflexive verbs, which may look identical to them in most situations,
and which are conjugated with haveir, such as:
arrestar-se (stop [intr.]), candzar-se (change oneself),
interessar-se (interest oneself in), lavar-se (wash oneself),
peynar-se (comb oneself), rasar-se (shave [intr.]), vestiyr-se
(dress oneself), etc. Examples of perfect use: s'ha lavat (he has
washed himself), vos havêis rasat(s)? (have you shaved?).
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Some verbs may be conjugated either with
esseir or haveir.
This happens in two situations:
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For some verbs, the choice depends entirely on whether
the verb is used intransitively (conjugated with
esseir) or transitively (conjugated with haveir).
Such verbs are:
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abordar (board): soy abordat soul (I have
gone aboard alone); el capitán ha abordat lâ nâu soul (the captain
has boarded the ship alone).
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candzar (change): és candzat mûlt (he has
changed much [about himself]); ha candzat mûlt (he has changed much [around
himself]).
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expirar (expire/breathe out): son expirati
(they have expired, died); el dracoun ha expirat es ênormes flammas
(the dragon has expired enormous flames).
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fuîr (flee): son fuiti dâ lo payeiz (they
have fled from the country); han fuit lour passat (they have fled
their past).
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passar (pass): és passata (she has passed
[e.g. an exam]); ha passat lo exame (she has passed the exam).
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saltar (jump; assail): son saltati en lo aer
(they have jumped in the air); han saltat lâ vêitura postal (they
have assailed the postal coach).
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sonar (ring): el têlephôn és sonat (the phone
has rung); il m'ha sonat hieri (he phoned me yesterday).
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valeir (be worth): és valut (it has been
worth it); ha valut dous meizes de mîa viyta, nón mais (it has been
worth two months of my life, nothing more).
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volveir (come back; wrap up): son volvuti
(they have come back); han volvut los rêgals (they have wrapped the
presents).
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For some verbs used pronominally, usage fluctuates:
they may be considered as purely pronominal (and therefore conjugate with
esseir) or as reflexive (and therefore
conjugate with haveir). Examples:
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avantzar-se (advance): se son avantzati
or s'han avantzats (they have advanced)
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banhar-se (bathe): s'és banhata or
s'ha banhata (she has bathed)
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jûngeir-se (join): s'és jûnt a lâ
associatzoun or s'ha jûnt a lâ associatzoun (he has joined the
association)
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lhevar-se (rise): el soul s'és lhevat or
el soul s'ha lhevat (the sun has risen)
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occûpar-se (busy oneself with): me soy
occûpat con... or m'hoy occûpat a... [N.B. the different
preposition used]
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tornar-se (turn around): s'és tornata or
s'ha tornata (she has turned around)
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voltar-se (overturn): la nâu s'és voltata
or la nâu s'ha voltata (the ship has overturned).
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All other verbs (the great majority) are conjugated
with haveir: hoy cantat (I have sung),
ha dormiyt (he has slept), havîa fut (I/he/she/it had been).
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