Sria

General information
Sria /Sria/

Diphthongs
ai /ai/ er /eə/ oi /ɔɪ/ ur /ʊɘ/

Syllable
(C/V)(C)V(C)(C/V)

Above is the consonant structure for Sria. There are a few limitations. A syllable may never end in /h/. If /h/ is the second to last letter of a syllable, the next letter must be a vowel. A syllable may contain a diphthong, only if it is the main vowel of the word. Digraphs may appear in the slot right before and right after the main vowel. Digraphs must always be followed by a vowel.

Stress
If a word contains /i/, stressed is placed on the first occurrence of /i/. Otherwise, stress is placed on the last vowel of the word.

Verbs
Verbs in Sria are the most grammatically complex part of speech. A lot of information is carried just on the verb, and there are as such many different inflections the verbs can undergo. It is important to be aware of these differences, as they will change the meaning of the sentence dramatically, and are only noted on the verb.

There are 8 grammatical moods in Sria. These are: the indicative, the declarative, the subjunctive, the conditional, the imperative, the hortative, the potential, and the dubitative. There are 3 tenses, which are of course past, present and future. These tenses may be modified with 4 aspects, the perfect aspect, the imperfect 1, the imperfect 2, and the progressive aspect. Verbs also agree with 3 persons, 1st, 2nd informal/formal, and 3rd informal/informal.

Verbs in Sria are moderately irregular, however due to the complex conjugation process, they seem rather irregular.

The Declarative Mood
The declarative mood is not heavily used in modern Sria. While it used to have a much larger role, it is currently used to make accusations and discuss religion. Some scientific papers also make use of the declarative mood.

The Subjunctive Mood
The subjunctive mood is used to indicate hopes, wishes, and desires.

The Conditional Mood
The conditional mood is used to express statements the depend on a condition being true

The Imperative Mood
The imperative mood is used to give commands

The Hortative Mood
The hortative mood is used to express please

The Potential Mood
The potential mood is used to show that the speakers thinks that it is likely (more than 50% chance of occurring) that an event will happen, but is not sure

The Dubitative Mood
The dubitative mood is used to express doubt about a certain action.

Nouns
Nouns decline for 3 cases, the nominative, accusative, and dative cases.