Lesson #2 - Verbs
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2. Lesson #2 - Verbs
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1- How does verbs work ?
2- Verbs tenses
3- Verbs mood
4- Exemples
1- How does verbs work
Verbs in Oi are 1 syllable long, and they conjugate with tense and mood
Remark : Tense always goes before mood expect with the verb be in Paucal
Ex : poa.mo\.ni. (Be-INTERRInterrogative mood (mood)
asks questions-3PAUThird person paucal (person)
they (they few)) mai.mai.no.ma. ? ( Is it a group of foxes ? )
2- Verbs tenses
Verbs conjugate in past, present and future tense
| Past | Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Person singular | Add -po/ | Add -po | Add -po\ |
| 2nd Person singular | Add -lo/ | Add -lo | Add -lo\ |
| 3rd Person singular | Add -no/ | Add -no | Add -no\ |
| 1st Person paucal | Add -pi/ | Add -pi | Add -pi\ |
| 2nd Person paucal | Add -li/ | Add -li | Add -li\ |
| 3rd Person paucal | Add -ni/ | Add -ni | Add -ni\ |
| 1st Person plural | Add -pa/ | Add -pa | Add -pa\ |
| 2nd Person plural | Add -la/ | Add -la | Add -la\ |
| 3rd Person plural | Add -na/ | Add -na | Add -na\ |
3- Verbs mood
There is only 3 moods in Oi : Imperative, Interrogative and Gnomic
| Gnomic (Truth) | Imperative (Order) | Interrogative (Question) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | Add -lio/ | Add -loi | Add -lio\ |
| 2nd person | Add -kia/ | Add -kai | Add -kia\ |
| 3rd person | Add -mo/ | Add -moi | Add -mo\ |
4- Exemples (Do not translate the bolded words)
How do you say: It is a fox ( Be = poa/ and fox = maino (Animate) ) ? poa/no mainoma
How do you say : I always have food ( Have = ko\ and food = pipona ( Inanimate ) ) ? ko\polio piponama\ ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article
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