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Well, as promised, here is something about verbs in Wenedyk.
First of all, there are three conjugations: the first or a-conjugation, the
second or e/i-conjugation, and the third or consonantal conjugation. As you can
see, the Latin fourth (i-) conjugation merged with the second.
Furthermore, there are three tenses (present, past, future), two aspects
(perfective, imperfective), and three moods (indicative, conditional,
imperative).
The present tense indicates an action that takes place, either now or in
general. The aspect is, of course, always imperfective.
The imperfect tense indicates an action that took place in the past, but was
not finished at the moment of reference; it can also indicate an action that
used to take place on a regular basis.
The perfect tense indicates an action that has been concluded, either now or in
the past.
The future imperfective tense (future I) indicates an action that will take
place in the future, with emphasis on the action itself and not its conclusion.
The future perfective tense (future II) indicates an action that will be
concluded in the future. In this case it is the result that matters, not the
action itself.
The conditional is not connected to any particular tense and can be used in
combination with the present tense, the past tense, and the future tense. It is
used to express a wish, a possibility, a condition, or a purpose.
The imperative is used in the way languages use imperatives: to give a direct
order. Since the Veneds are a polite people, the imperative is not used too
often, though.
Okay, here are the forms:
INFINITIVE
amar udzier koczer
"to love" "to hear" "to cook"
PRESENT
sg. 1 amu udziu koku
2 amasz udzisz koczesz
3 ama udzi kocze
pl. 1 amam udzim koczem
2 amac' udzic' koczec'
3 ama~ udzia~ koka~
IMPERFECT
sg. 1 amaba udzieba koczeba
2 amabasz udziebasz koczebasz
3 amaba udzieba koczeba
pl. 1 amabam udziebam koczebam
2 amabac' udziebac' koczebac'
3 amaba~ udzieba~ koczeba~
PERFECT
sg. 1 amawy udziewy kokszy
2 amawys' udziewys' kokszys'
3 amawy udziewy kokszy
pl. 1 amawym udziewym kokszym
2 amawys'c' udziewys'c' kokszys'c'
3 amawiera~ udziewiera~ kokszyra~
FUTURE I
sg. 1 amabu udziebu koczebu
2 amabysz udziebysz koczebysz
3 amaby udzieby koczeby
pl. 1 amabym udziebym koczebym
2 amabyc' udziebyc' koczebyc'
3 amabie~ udziebie~ koczeba~
FUTURE II
sg. 1 amawru udziewru kokszeru
2 amawrys' udziewrys' kokszerys'
3 amawry udziewry kokszery
pl. 1 amawrym udziewrym kokszerym
2 amawryc' udziewryc' kokszeryc'
3 amawra~ udziewra~ kokszera~
CONDITIONAL
sg. 1 amarzy udzierzy koczerzy
2 amarzysz udzierzysz koczerzysz
3 amarzy udzierzy koczerzy
pl. 1 amarzym udzierzym koczerzym
2 amarzyc' udzierzyc' koczerzyc'
3 amarze~ udzierze~ koczerze~
IMPERATIVE
sg. 2 ama udz' kocz
pl. 1 amamno udziemno koczemno
2 amac udziec koczec
PARTICIPLES
pres.act.
ama~c udzia~c kocza~c
perf.pass.
amat udziat kokut
The passive voice if simply formed by combining the perfect participle with a
form of "jeszer" (to be):
PRESENT IMPERFECT
sg. 1 su amat jara amat
2 jesz amat jarasz amat
3 jest amat jara amat
pl. 1 sum amate jaram amate
2 jes'c' amate jarac' amate
3 sa~ amate jara~ amate
PERFECT FUTURE I
sg. 1 fi amat jaru amat
2 fis' amat jerzys' amat
3 fi amat jerzy amat
pl. 1 fim amate jerzym amate
2 fis'c' amate jerzyc' amate
3 fiera~ amate jerze~ amate
FUTURE II CONDITIONAL
sg. 1 fiaru amat szy amat
2 fierzys' amat szysz amat
3 fierzy amat szy amat
pl. 1 fierzym amate szym amate
2 fierzys'c' amate szyc' amate
3 fiara~ amate szyrze~ amate
IMPERATIVE
sg. 2 szy amat
pl. 1 szymno amate
2 szyc amate
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
se~c amat
I haven't really figured out how to create verbal nouns in Wenedyk. Until now I
have used the infinitive, à la French, but I'm afraid that is not the solution
I need.
Of course, Wenedyk has many irregular verbs. If anyone is interested, I will
talk about them in another post.
Jan
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