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Poswa verbs have 8 conjugation classes corresponding to the final letter of the stem of the verb. The commonest final vowel is /a/, so '''-a''' is considered the first conjugation class. Each verb also conjugates for three persons (1st, 2nd, 3rd) and three tenses: past, present, and imperative. The "plain" future tense is derived from the imperative. Verbal moods are handled by inflecting the conjugated verb (which always ends in a vowel) with consonants that resemble noun inflections. It could thus be said that verbs in Poswa are merely a subset of nouns. | Poswa verbs have 8 conjugation classes corresponding to the final letter of the stem of the verb. The commonest final vowel is /a/, so '''-a''' is considered the first conjugation class. Each verb also conjugates for three persons (1st, 2nd, 3rd) and three tenses: past, present, and imperative. The "plain" future tense is derived from the imperative. Verbal moods are handled by inflecting the conjugated verb (which always ends in a vowel) with consonants that resemble noun inflections. It could thus be said that verbs in Poswa are merely a subset of nouns. Lastly, each verb can be inflected for transitivity, so from each verb stem can be formed 54 forms. <ref>This seems low?</ref> | ||
==Conjugation tables== | |||
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! VERB | |||
! | |||
! Past | |||
! Present | |||
! Imperative | |||
|- | |||
| Intransitive | |||
| 1st person | |||
| | |||
! | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| Intransitive | |||
| 2nd person | |||
| | |||
! | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| Intransitive | |||
| 3rd person | |||
| | |||
! | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| Transitive | |||
| 1st person | |||
| | |||
! | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| Transitive | |||
| 2nd person | |||
| | |||
! | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| Transitive | |||
| 3rd person | |||
| | |||
! | |||
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|} | |||
==Notes== | |||
Revision as of 17:24, 14 February 2016
Poswa verbs have 8 conjugation classes corresponding to the final letter of the stem of the verb. The commonest final vowel is /a/, so -a is considered the first conjugation class. Each verb also conjugates for three persons (1st, 2nd, 3rd) and three tenses: past, present, and imperative. The "plain" future tense is derived from the imperative. Verbal moods are handled by inflecting the conjugated verb (which always ends in a vowel) with consonants that resemble noun inflections. It could thus be said that verbs in Poswa are merely a subset of nouns. Lastly, each verb can be inflected for transitivity, so from each verb stem can be formed 54 forms. [1]
Conjugation tables
| VERB | Past | Present | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intransitive | 1st person | |||
| Intransitive | 2nd person | |||
| Intransitive | 3rd person | |||
| Transitive | 1st person | |||
| Transitive | 2nd person | |||
| Transitive | 3rd person |
Notes
- ↑ This seems low?
