Irregular verbs, though not as abundant as they are in other languages such as English, are quite common amongst importat, common vowels in Adwan. Irregular verbs pose problems in Adwan, for while some are merely person-conjugation changes and keep regular verb affixes, others completely alter them.
The consistency between irregular verbs is not very good, as many of them differ in the typs of irregularities.
To Be - Þuðan[edit | edit source]
The verb "þuðan" in Adwan is among the most irregular verbs in Adwan. The verb to be governs the accusative. The participle root, rather than þuðan, is Þi-. The participle used below is masculine singular.
infinitive | þuðan | ||||||
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gerund | þuðanöð | ||||||
participle | þiego | ||||||
progressive | goran þiego | ||||||
Active voice | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | present | það | éð / þus | þyð | þulað | scech / þusc | þyla |
past | þera | þwess | þidha | þurla | þurli | þyrta | |
future | þertéi | þuriá | þyrtí | þurnáu | þurviú | þuriín | |
subjunctive | present | þedha | þiuss | þiða | þauł | þiusci | þyłma |
past | þégca | þwysc | þiva | þaghúł | þiuva | þnyða | |
future | þresgta | þúridha | þyfca | þiełcau | þiuða | þiðucðna | |
conditional | present | þassað | þuzyð | þywa | þausył | þvuscy | þyłta |
past | þerssað | þuzgvað | þyswa | þaryłás | þiuvyð | þyvtas | |
imperative | affirmative | -- | þuðu | þalcðu | þusgtvu | -- | |
negative | -- | þutaðu | þaltacðu | þusgtatvu | -- |
Éð and scech are used when a verbal phrase contains pronouns, while þus and þuš are used in pro-dropping situations.
To Do - Goran[edit | edit source]
infinitive | goran | ||||||
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gerund | gorandgy | ||||||
participle | goreigo | ||||||
progressive | goran goreigo | ||||||
passive | þuðan goreigo | ||||||
Active voice | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | present | gor | go | oghe | gorna | iuvou | aghech |
past | ourí | öráy | agí | aurcðí | ufóð | agích | |
future | ornéð | ouðá | eghý | aufágh | ouðavu | eghých | |
subjunctive | present | cir | ci | igha | cirne | iövidhö | ighach |
past | idhöry | ureidhy | egý | edhörcðý | öfíð | egých | |
future | irnáð | idhöðé | aghí | idhöfégh | idhöðevö | aghích | |
conditional | present | cyr | cvy | ygha | cyrne | iövydhö | yghach |
past | cönn | cnöry | cöna | cönnty | cnorssty | cönach | |
imperative | affirmative | -- | iova |
-- | ovmau |
övemcg |
-- |
negative | -- | ovásc ta |
-- | ovmáu ta |
övémcg ta |
-- |
To Go - Tan[edit | edit source]
infinitive | tan | ||||||
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gerund | tavyn (nom. sg), roo: tavn- | ||||||
participle | cgego | ||||||
progressive | goran cgego | ||||||
passive | þuðan cgego | ||||||
Active voice | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | present | tas | tus | te | taus | tiusc | tyła |
past | tasié | tussés | tełú | tascieun | tiuscoun | tíłynin | |
future | taréy | tuséy | tenéy | tauserá | touvienú | týłiney | |
subjunctive | present | tasa | tusyt | test | taghust | tighust | tyłta |
past | ċasa | cguty | styty | ċausca | cgencu | dgyma | |
future | ċasá | cgutý | stytý | ċauscá | cgencú | dgymá | |
conditional | present | tysa | tysu | tysse | tyzau | tyzusc | tyzył |
past | tidhas | tidhus | tidhys | tizcau | tizcusc | tizcył | |
imperative | affirmative | -- | cgy |
-- | cgou |
cgeusc |
-- |
negative | -- | cgy ta |
-- | cgou ta |
cgeusc ta |
-- |
Essentially, the past and the future tense in the subjunctive are the same, differentiating between tenses by the use of stress.
To Have - Þuran[edit | edit source]
The verb Þuran, or to have, is also irregular in conjugation. The participle root is þr-.
infinitive | þuran | ||||||
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gerund | að þernenc | ||||||
participle | þrago | ||||||
progressive | goran þrago | ||||||
passive | þuðan þrago | ||||||
Active voice | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | present | þar | þru | þynn | þrau | þrun | þnyr |
past | þaisc | þeuð | þyva | þamur | þirösk | þirym | |
future | þrey | þurás | þyrnéy | þaumí | þörísgc | þyftí | |
subjunctive | present | þragha | þruina | þyssas | þrassu | þrissö | þnyssi |
past | þrauva | þreuva | þyvna | þraussa | þirssa | þirvössk | |
future | þrautá | þreutá | þrytá | þrautáss | þreutáss | þrychtáss | |
conditional | present | þysar | þrysu | þysynn | þrysau | þrysun | þnysyr |
past | þystárt | þrystúð | þystýnc | þystráur | þrystúnð | þnystyrc | |
imperative | affirmative | -- | þiurör |
-- | þauröy |
þrösc |
-- |
negative | -- | þiurtta |
-- | þaurtta |
þrösgta |
-- |