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Due to its complexity and widespread irregularities, unique words to describe unusual concepts in regards to conjugation, and concepts with little if any equivelant in any other natural language, verbs in [[Kjaxono language|Kjaxono]] often pose a mammoth stonewall to learners of the language. This article presupposes familiarity at least with [[Kjaxono grammar]]. | Due to its complexity and widespread irregularities, unique words to describe unusual concepts in regards to conjugation, and concepts with little if any equivelant in any other natural language, verbs in [[Kjaxono language|Kjaxono]] often pose a mammoth stonewall to learners of the language. This article presupposes familiarity at least with [[Kjaxono grammar]]. | ||
== | == Scales and subscales == | ||
When talking about Kjaxono, unique terminology is often employed when referring to its verbal system: the two most important are '''scales''' and '''subscales.''' | |||
== | == Other terminology == | ||
== | == Overview == | ||
Kjaxono verbs conjugate for the following: | |||
* '''Person''' | |||
** Indefinite | |||
** Definite | |||
* '''Tense''' | |||
** Past | |||
** Hodiernal | |||
** Present | |||
** Future | |||
* '''Mood''' | |||
** Indicative | |||
** Conditional | |||
** Potential | |||
** Hypothetical | |||
** Imperative | |||
*** Hard | |||
*** Soft | |||
* '''Evidentiality''' | |||
** Direct | |||
** Reportative | |||
** Assumptive | |||
* '''Voice''' | |||
** Active | |||
** Middle | |||
** Passive | |||
* '''Aspect''' | |||
** Perfective | |||
** Momentane | |||
** Prospective | |||
** Imperfective | |||
** Progressive | |||
** Stative | |||
** Gnomic | |||
Person marking in verbs can also specify the nature of definiteness in the pronoun. This feature - sometimes termed ''verbal personal definiteness'' - has little if any equivelance in any other natural language. | |||
== | == Subjective scale (Transitive verbs) == | ||
=== Nothern subjective scale === | |||
=== Southern subjective scale === | |||
=== Eastern subjective scale === | |||
== Nonsubjective scale (Intransitive verbs) == | |||
=== Northern nonsubjective scale === | |||
=== Southern nonsubjective scale === | |||
=== Eastern nonsubjective scale === | |||