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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" 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.

To be - Þuðan
Present Past Future
Perfective singular plural singular plural singular plural
Jag það Naus þulað Jag þera Naus þurla Jag þertéi Naus þurnáu
Þu þus Viu þuš Þu þwess Viu þurli Þu þurjá Viu þurviú
Eni þyð Enich þyla Eni þidha Enich þyrta Eni þyrtí Enich þuríng
Present Past Future
Imperfective singular plural singular plural singular plural
Jag gor þiego Naus gorna þiego Jag ourí þiego Naus aurcðí þiego Jag ornéð þiego Naus aufágh þiego
Þu go þego Viu juvou þiego Þu örái þiego Viu ufóð þiego Þu ouðá þiego Viu ouðavu þiego
Eni oghe þiego Enich aghech þiego Eni agí þiego Enich agích þiego Eni eghý þiego Enich eghých þiego

To Go - Tan

The verb for to go, Ten, is different from the verb to be, though equally as irregular.The participle root is Cg-.

To be - Þuðan
Present Past Future
Perfective singular plural singular plural singular plural
Jag tas Naus taus Jag tasié Naus taušiéuň Jag taréi Naus tauserá
Þu tus Viu tiuš Þu tussés Viu tiušóuň Þu tuséi Viu touvienú
Eni te Enich tyła Eni tełú Enich tiłyníň Eni tenéi Enich tiłynéi
Present Past Future
Imperfective singular plural singular plural singular plural
Jag gor cgego Naus gorna cgego Jag ourí cgego Naus aurcðí cgego Jag ornéð cgego Naus aufágh cgego
Þu go cgego Viu juvou cgego Þu örái cgego Viu ufóð cgego Þu ouðá cgego Viu ouðavu cgego
Eni oghe cgego Enich aghech cgego Eni agí cgego Enich agích cgego Eni eghý cgego Enich eghých cgego

To Have - Þuran

The verb Þuran, or to have, is also irregular in conjugation. The participle root is þr-.

To be - Þuðan
Present Past Future
Perfective singular plural singular plural singular plural
Jag þar Naus þrau Jag þaiš Naus þamur Jag þrei Naus þaumí
Þu þru Viu þruň Þu þeuð Viu þirösk Þu þurás Viu þöríšk
Eni þyn Enich þnir Eni þyva Enich þirym Eni þyrnéi Enich þyftí
Present Past Future
Imperfective singular plural singular plural singular plural
Jag gor þrego Naus gorna þrego Jag ourí þrego Naus aurcðí þrego Jag ornéð þrego Naus aufágh þrego
Þu go þrego Viu juvou þrego Þu örái þrego Viu ufóð þrego Þu ouðá þrego Viu ouðavu þrego
Eni oghe þrego Enich aghech þrego Eni agí þrego Enich agích þrego Eni eghý þrego Enich eghých þrego
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