Post by dreamingfifi on Sept 20, 2013 13:04:18 GMT -6
Tense and Verb Auxiliaries
An Auxiliary, as I shall use it here, is an extra piece of a verb that carries extra information. In Thalas’sian, this is how several tenses are made, so we shall learn about verb tenses at the same time.
Timeless Verbs
This means that the verb is describing something that is habitual or always true, therefore not tied to a point in time. These verbs have no affixes on them, except for pronouns.
Example:
Continuous Tense
This means that the action is continuous, as in it happens throughout a period of time. This tense is marked with a –u on the end of the verb. In the Sin'sian dialect, the –u interacts with the vowels at the ends of the verbs in interesting ways.
i/u + u = u
e/a/o + u = oo
Examples:
Future tense
This is for hypothetical actions that haven’t happened yet. It can be continuous or a one-time event, depending on whether you use the root verb with it or the continuous tense with it.
This tense is built with an auxiliary. The auxiliary, “il” goes after the verb and before the subject of the sentence, even if it is a pronoun. It is a separate word, so it can be combined with a timeless or continuous aspect.
Here is the word-order laid out:
Object Verb Auxiliary Subject[/blockquote]
Examples:
You can suffix pronouns onto the auxiliary if you wish as well. Like so:
Past Tense
This is for actions that have been completed and aren’t happening now. This tense is also made with an auxiliary, “dwi” (Sin'sian dialect) or "dui" (Quel'sian dialect)
Examples:
An Auxiliary, as I shall use it here, is an extra piece of a verb that carries extra information. In Thalas’sian, this is how several tenses are made, so we shall learn about verb tenses at the same time.
Timeless Verbs
This means that the verb is describing something that is habitual or always true, therefore not tied to a point in time. These verbs have no affixes on them, except for pronouns.
Example:
Thalas’na felo’shi da selema. – They burn our homes for revenge.
Continuous Tense
This means that the action is continuous, as in it happens throughout a period of time. This tense is marked with a –u on the end of the verb. In the Sin'sian dialect, the –u interacts with the vowels at the ends of the verbs in interesting ways.
i/u + u = u
anari + u = anaru
shindu + u = shindu
e/a/o + u = oo
belese + u = belesoo
kara + u = karoo
fulo + u = fuloo
Examples:
Amare vendelu diel dash. – You are helping me well.
Naar shindu ara. – Y’all are failing the town.
Future tense
This is for hypothetical actions that haven’t happened yet. It can be continuous or a one-time event, depending on whether you use the root verb with it or the continuous tense with it.
This tense is built with an auxiliary. The auxiliary, “il” goes after the verb and before the subject of the sentence, even if it is a pronoun. It is a separate word, so it can be combined with a timeless or continuous aspect.
Here is the word-order laid out:
Object Verb Auxiliary Subject[/blockquote]
Examples:
Turus fulo il amare. - I will make peace.
Amare vendelu il Sin’dorei. – A Bloodelf will be helping me.
You can suffix pronouns onto the auxiliary if you wish as well. Like so:
Turus fulo il’re. - I will make peace.
Amare vendelu il’men. – He/She will be helping me.
Past Tense
This is for actions that have been completed and aren’t happening now. This tense is also made with an auxiliary, “dwi” (Sin'sian dialect) or "dui" (Quel'sian dialect)
Examples:
Turus fulo dwi’re. - I made peace.
Amare vendelu dwi Sin’dorei. – A Bloodelf was helping me.