Azkali grammar: Difference between revisions
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''See also: [[Contemporary Azkali conjugation]]'' | ''See also: [[Contemporary Azkali conjugation]]'' | ||
Compared to older forms of Azkali, especially Contemporay Azkali conjugation, modern Azkali conjugation is extremely simple. There is only one conjugation pattern and it is shown below | Compared to older forms of Azkali, especially Contemporay Azkali conjugation, modern Azkali conjugation is extremely simple. There is only one conjugation pattern and it is shown below: | ||
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For the far past hypothetical form of consonant ending verbs, -''ka'' is used for when the verb ends with ''s'' or ''z''; elsewhere, -''aka'' is used. The soft imperative causes any fricatives to turn into ''h'' | For the far past hypothetical form of consonant ending verbs, -''ka'' is used for when the verb ends with ''s'' or ''z''; elsewhere, -''aka'' is used. The soft imperative causes any fricatives to turn into ''h;'' affricates are not affected by this rule. Here are two examples of these forms with the verbs ''narila'', to play, ''heitiz'', to stand, and ''nain'', to recite (from memory): | ||
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|heitizaik | |heitizaik | ||
|nainaik | |nainaik | ||
|}And these are the non-finite forms: | |}And these are the non-finite forms of all verbs: | ||
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==== ''Huka'' ==== | ==== ''Huka'' ==== | ||
''Huka'' is the verb ''to do''. It is irregular, and marks for person, unlike any other verb besides ''isan''. | |||
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!Obligation | !Obligation in the present | ||
|verb + ''nasa'' | |verb + ''nasa'' | ||
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* ''hataiz nasa (must lose)'' | * ''hataiz nasa (must lose)'' | ||
* ''patzegi nasa (must work)'' | * ''patzegi nasa (must work)'' | ||
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!Obligation in the future | |||
|verb + ''nasa'' + ''itu'' | |||
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* ''huka nasa itu (must do)'' | |||
* ''hataiz nasa itu (must lose)'' | |||
* ''patzegi nasa itu (must work)'' | |||
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