Verbs conjugated according to their tense, gender, whether or not they end in a vowel or consonant, and if they are being used in the affirmative or the negative.
Verb conjugations use the verb stem, as defined in the dictionary. They also follow the grammatical gender of the noun or pronoun.
Simple Past Verb Stem ends with a vowel Verb stem ends with consonant Masculine Singular stem + dén stem + én Feminine Singular stem + dép stem + ép Masculine Plural stem + dón stem + ón Feminine Plural stem + dóp stem + óp Simple Present Verb Stem ends with a vowel Verb stem […]
The Perfect Tense is constructed by prefixing the verbs in their Simple Tense form. Perfect Past Verb Stem starts with a vowel Verb Stem starts with a consonant Masculine Singular spr + (Simple Past form) spra+ (Simple Past form) Feminine Singular sw + (Simple Past form) swa + (Simple Past form) Masculine Plural tr + […]
The Continuous Tense is constructed by prefixing the verbs in their Simple Tense form. Perfect Past Verb Stem starts with a vowel Verb Stem starts with a consonant Masculine Singular sn + (Simple Past form) sné + (Simple Past form) Feminine Singular pw + (Simple Past form) pwé + (Simple Past form) Masculine Plural sc […]
The Continuous Tense is constructed by prefixing the verbs in their Simple Tense form. Perfect Past Verb Stem starts with a vowel Verb Stem starts with a consonant Masculine Singular íad + (Simple Past form) ía + (Simple Past form) Feminine Singular éad + (Simple Past form) éa + (Simple Past form) Masculine Plural óad […]
Negation Form The negation form uses the negative particle as a separate word before the verb. The exception is the feminine singular when the verb stem begins with a vowel: n’ is prefixed to the beginning of the verb. Verb Stem begins with a vowel Verb stem begins with consonant Masculine Singular nas na Feminine […]
Gerund To form the gerund, a suffix is attached to the end of the verb stem. Verb Stem ends with a vowel Verb stem ends with consonant Verb Begins with a Masculine Letter stem + sa stem + a Verb Begins with a Feminine Letter stem + sus stem + us
Agent Noun An agent noun is formed from the verb stem (root word) and a suffix. Verb Stem ends with a vowel Verb stem ends with consonant Verb Begins with a Masculine Letter stem + ugh stem + tugh Verb Begins with a Feminine Letter stem + agh stem + tagh