Poswa verbs: Difference between revisions
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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. Lastly, each verb can be inflected for transitivity, so from each verb stem can be formed 54 forms. <ref>This seems low?</ref> | 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== | ==Conjugation tables== | ||
===-a=== | |||
The verb '''luba''' "to change color, repaint" is used here as an example of an -a verb. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! VERB | ! VERB | ||
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| rowspan="3"|Intransitive | | rowspan="3"|Intransitive | ||
| 1st person | | 1st person | ||
| | | lubi | ||
| lubo | |||
| | | lubub | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2nd person | | 2nd person | ||
| | | lube | ||
| lubae | |||
| | | lubi | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3rd person | | 3rd person | ||
| | | lubel | ||
| luba | |||
| | | lubob | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="3"|Transitive | | rowspan="3"|Transitive | ||
| 1st person | | 1st person | ||
| | | lubabi | ||
| lubabo | |||
| | | lubabub | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2nd person | | 2nd person | ||
| | | lubabe | ||
| lubabae | |||
| | | lubabi | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3rd person | | 3rd person | ||
| | | lubabel | ||
| lubaba | |||
| | | lubabob | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 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
-a
The verb luba "to change color, repaint" is used here as an example of an -a verb.
| VERB | Past | Present | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intransitive | 1st person | lubi | lubo | lubub |
| 2nd person | lube | lubae | lubi | |
| 3rd person | lubel | luba | lubob | |
| Transitive | 1st person | lubabi | lubabo | lubabub |
| 2nd person | lubabe | lubabae | lubabi | |
| 3rd person | lubabel | lubaba | lubabob |
Notes
- ↑ This seems low?
