Changes: Adwan/Irregular Verbs

Revision as of 00:47, 7 May 2010

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

The verb Þuðan, or to be, is, naturally, rather irregular. There are literally three forms of the verb þuðan; a conjugation, a contraction, and a participle. Normally, verbs in Adwan don't technically have participles, instead using their roots as the main stem for affixes and such.

The contraction as a middle ground between emphasis and regularity. It is usually used in an informal context, where emphasis is still being used, while using the pronoun sounds a bit more sofisticated.

The participle is the main root used when affixes are attached to the verb, therefore þus means you are, but to say you were, you would use the past participle, which for the second person is Enú. One regular thing about the verb þuðan is that it still ustilizes the same affixes used with other verbs.

Number	Person	Conjugation	Contraction	Participle
Singular	1st	Það	Jað	Þas
	2nd	Þus	Ğus	Enú
	3rd Neuter	Þyþ	Lyð	Ys
	3rd Masculine	Þeþ	Leð	Es
	3rd Feminine	Þoþ	Loð	Os
	4th Indefinite	Jið	Iníð	Šið
Plural	1st Person	Þaùþ	Naùþ	Þaš
	2nd Person	Þuš	Vjuš	Soň
	3rd Neuter	Þyla	Lylað	Onys
	3rd Masculine	Ðelu	Leluð	Ones
	3rd Feminine	Ðole	Loleð	Onas
	4th Indefinite	Jicht	Vjicht	Šiùð

To Go - Ton

The verb for to go, Ton, is different from the verb to be. While the conjugation and affixes change, the past participle stays the same for Ton. Note that only tense and aspect affixes change. Voice, mood and polarity affixes remain the same, as do other verb modifiers (the supine ďy-/ďyk, the gerund na-/nan-, etc).

Number		Person		Conjugation
Singular		1st		Ta
				2nd	Tu
					3rd Neuter	Ty
						3rd Masculine	Te
							3rd Feminine	To
								4th Indefinite		Ti
Plural		1st Person								Taù
		2nd Person		Tuì
				3rd Neuter	Čy
					3rd Masculine	Če
						3rd Feminine	Čo
							4th Indefinite	Čiù
	Tense
Aspect	Past							Present	Future
Perfect	-ẃa-	-žě-	-va-
Perfective	-še-	-Ø-	-reì-
Imperfective	-ży-	-la-	-mě-

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