Azkali grammar: Difference between revisions
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''Itu'', as stated previously, is an auxiliary verb that conveys a future tense. Itu, unlike any other regular verb, conjugates for the full range of persons (i.e the first, second, and third person, plus singular, paucal, and plural grammatical numbers). It is also used in the conjugation of periphrastic, and especially compound tenses. | ''Itu'', as stated previously, is an auxiliary verb that conveys a future tense. Itu, unlike any other regular verb, conjugates for the full range of persons (i.e the first, second, and third person, plus singular, paucal, and plural grammatical numbers). It is also used in the conjugation of periphrastic, and especially compound tenses. | ||
==== ''Isan'' ==== | ==== ''Isan'' ==== | ||
''Isan'' is the Azkali verb meaning to be. It is the most commonly used verb in the language. Along with ''huka'', to do, it is one of the only verbs that conjugate in regards to person. In addition, isan can also be used in the form of an auxiliary verb in the context of periphrastic conjugation, and particularly with compound tenses. | ''Isan'' is the Azkali verb meaning to be. It is the most commonly used verb in the language. Along with ''huka'', to do, it is one of the only verbs that conjugate in regards to person. In addition, isan can also be used in the form of an auxiliary verb in the context of periphrastic conjugation, and particularly with compound tenses. Isan is one of the four or five irregular verbs in Azkali that are in use in most dialects. | ||
These are the specific forms of isan: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! colspan="2" | | |||
!1p, 2p, 3p singular | |||
!1p, 2p, 3p plural | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="3" |Zemizkasi | |||
!Far past | |||
| colspan="2" | ezatz | |||
|- | |||
!Past | |||
| etz | |||
| itez | |||
|- | |||
!Non past | |||
| isan | |||
| izatz | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="3" |Retzihasi | |||
!Far past | |||
| colspan="2" | naiz | |||
|- | |||
!Past | |||
| colspan="2" | etzain | |||
|- | |||
!Non past | |||
| colspan="2" | irasan | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="3" |Irrotitzue | |||
!Far past | |||
| colspan="2" | amaiz | |||
|- | |||
!Past | |||
| colspan="2" | atain | |||
|- | |||
!Non past | |||
| colspan="2" | arai | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" |Ihatazka | |||
!Hard | |||
| colspan="2" |isan | |||
|- | |||
!Soft | |||
| colspan="2" |itho | |||
|} | |||