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The verb cluster

The verb cluster is placed at the end of the sentence. Its core is the verb itself, which conveys only the meaning of the action or the state and its intrinsic qualities, like transitivity, intransivity, etc.

The verbal cluster is usually considered as composed of these elements:

Negation

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Time

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Verb

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Aspect

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Mode

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Evidentiality

The category of negation, time, aspect, mode, and evidentiality are expressed by grammatical particles. None of these particles are absolutely necessary, and none of this in mandatorily present, except for the verb itself.

Negation is usually considered part of the verbal cluster but it will be analysed separately, because of its different behaviour in the sentence.

Use of aspectual particles

fa: perfective, it marks a completed action, with no regard for its effects or results
ǵa: perfect, it marks a completed action which results are still affecting the moment we are talking about, (= English perfect tenses)
sty: continous, it marks an uncompleted ongoing action in the moment we are talking about (= English continuous tenses)
rē: repetitive, it marks an action which is repeated many times (= doing again, keep on doing again)
sōl: habitual, it marks an action which is routinely or habitually performed (usually, used to)
pyr: prospective, it marks an action which is about to start in the moment we are talking about (= to be about to)
maj: experiencial, it marks the fact we have have or never have had experience of the action in the moment we are talking about (ever, never)

Use of modal particles

Modal particles express verbal modality, describing a quality about the action or the state expressed by the verb. English has only two modes (or moods) an rely on modal verbs to express the same meanings.

Modal particles are placed after the aspectual particles and before the evidential particles.

vol: volitive, it conveys intention or will, going to, want
des: octative, it conveys wish, want, wish, desire

Pos conveys an idea of ability, capability, that the subject knows how to do something, both an innate or a learnt capability.

• Tȳn nat lā pos: He cannot write (for example, because the subject is too young, and still does not know how to write)

Kra conveys an idea of a momentaneous ability, something that the subject can do in this moment, not a forever real capability.

• Tȳn nat lā kra sty: He cannot write (for example, the subject is too excited to write, too cold or too frightened, a momentaneous condition, but he knows how to write)

ro: potential, it conveys possibility, may, might
nec: necessity, it conveys an idea of necessity, must, it is necessary that, it is needed that
ōb: jussive, it conveys an idea of obligation and duty, have to, to be forced to
vā: causative, it marks that the action is caused by someone on someone/thing else, let, make, get, have
kōm: incohative, it marks a beginning action, to begin, to start
fōr: hypothetical, it marks the uncertainty of the action or that the action is/was/will be hypothetical, maybe, if
si: imperative, to give orders (usually not used with the negative prohibitive particle).

Use of evidential particles

nah: reported action, the speaker does not personally see the action, the action is reported by someone else
box: doubtful action, the speaker does not personally see the action, the action is reported by someone else, but the speaker expresses his/her doubt about its truthfulness
kap: deduced action, the speaker does not personally see the action, but he/she deduces the action by seeing traces or evidences