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Before I get sidetracked again, here are the verb paradigms and some
of the problems I have with them.
Comments welcome!
Current Major Verb Paradigms
Purely orthographic changes are ignored here.
The PretInd, PastSub, and Past.Part. sometimes follow a different
paradigm. For example, venir, veni (PretInd 1PS), venud.
There are a bunch of other special cases, like |i| becoming |j|
between vowels.
0- basic stem
1- possible stem change due to stress
2- possible stem change due to either palatalization OR non-front
vowel
3- combination of 1 and 2
4- finite past stem
Infin: 0-ar, Gerund: 0-and, Pres.Part: 0-ant, Past.Part: 0-ad
PrsInd PrsSub ImprfInd PretInd PastSub
1-e 1-i 0-ave 0-ai 0-assi
1-as 1-es 0-avas 0-ast 0-asses
1-a 1- 0-ava 0-au 0-ass
0-aons 0-ions 0-avaons 0-âmes 0-assions
0-adz 0-edz 0-avadz 0-astes 0-assedz
1-an 1-en 0-avan 0-aron 0-assen
Imperative: 0-a, 0-ad; Example: amar
(labels will be omitted for the rest)
0-er, 0-iand, 0-iant, 0-ud
3-i 3-e 0-eve 0-ui 0-ussi
1-es 3-as 0-evas 0-ust 0-usses
1- 3-a 0-eva 0-û 0-uss
0-ions 2-aons 0-evaons 0-ûmes 0-ussions
0-edz 2-adz 0-evadz 0-ustes 0-ussedz
1-en 3-an 0-evan 0-uron 0-ussen
1-, 0-éd; Example: tener
0-r, 0-iand, 0-iant, 1-t
3-i 3-e 2-eve 4-i 4-essi
1-s 3-as 2-evas 4-est 4-esses
1- 3-a 2-eva 4- 4-ess
1-mes 2-aons 2-evaons 4-ons 4-essions
1-tes 2-adz 2-evadz 4-estes 4-essedz
3-on 3-an 2-evan 4-ron 4-essen
1-, 1-t; Example: dîr
0-r, 0-iand, 0-iant, 1-t
3-i 3-e 2-eve 0-ei 0-iessi
1-es 3-as 2-evas 0-iest 0-iesses
1- 3-a 2-eva 0-ê 0-iess
0-ons 2-aons 2-evaons 0-êmes 0-iessions
0-edz 2-adz 2-evadz 0-iestes 0-iessedz
3-on 3-an 2-evan 0-êron 0-iessen
1-, 0-éd; Example: vendr
0-ir, 2-end, 2-ent, 0-id
3-i 3-e 0-ive 0-î 0-issi
1-es 3-as 0-ivas 0-ist 0-isses
1- 3-a 0-iva 0-iu 0-iss
0-ions 2-aons 0-ivaons 0-îmes 0-issions
0-idz 2-adz 0-ivadz 0-istes 0-issedz
3-on 3-an 0-ivan 0-iron 0-issen
1-i, 0-id; Example: salir
0-ir, 0-ixend, 0-ixent, 0-id
0-isqui 0-isque 0-ive 0-î 0-issi
0-ixes 0-iscas 0-ivas 0-ist 0-isses
0-ix 0-isca 0-iva 0-iu 0-iss
0-ixons 0-iscaons 0-ivaons 0-îmes 0-issions
0-ixedz 0-iscadz 0-ivadz 0-istes 0-issedz
0-iscon 0-iscan 0-ivan 0-iron 0-issen
0-ix, 0-ixéd; Example: finir
Some things to determine:
* Exactly which changes due to palatalization can be preserved
against analogy?
* Add circumflex to -aron, -uron, -iron?
* Forms used for "to go".
* Precise forms used for "to be". What I have is:
???, ???, ???, fud?
sui síe ere fui fussi
es sías eras fust fusses
est sía era fû fuss
sons siaons eraons fûmes fussions
estes siadz eradz fustes fussedz
son sían eran furon fussen
???, ???
I should note that some of the forms given, here and in the paradigms
above, are shakier than others.
The details of the future and conditional haven't been worked out yet.
They'll be derived from Infinitive + form of aver.
* The irregular conjugation of aver hasn't been pinned down.
* Should I allow object pronouns to go between the infinitive and the
auxiliary, like Portuguese?
* Even if I don't, I like the idea of the infinitive retaining its
own stress, e.g.
amar ai [V.mA:"rAi] rather than
amarai [V.mA"rAi].
Can I get away with this?
There are a couple other possible tenses, but I think they'll be
obsolete in the modern language.
Jeff