The Elefdar tongue is analytic, meaning that most grammatical relationships are conveyed syntactically through the addition of linking verbs and other functional words. As such, verbs
conjugate only with simple tense and number. There are two simple tenses: past (I
walked) and present (I walk, or
I am walking), and two numbers: singular and plural.
The
following table conjugates the verb abet, to
walk, demonstrating the two simple forms for past and present, as well as
additional forms utilizing auxiliary verbs.
First
Singular “I walk” |
First
Plural “We walk” |
Second
Singular “You walk” |
Second
Plural “You (all) walk” |
Third
Singular “He/she/it walks” |
Third
Plural “They walk” |
|
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Past
(“walked”)
|
abetel
[-el]
|
abeter
[-er]
|
abetel
[-el]
|
abeter
[-er]
|
abetel
[-el]
|
abeter
[-er]
|
Present
(“walk”)
|
abet
-
|
abet
-
|
abet
-
|
abet
-
|
abet
-
|
abet
-
|
Future
(“shall walk”)
|
cal
abet
|
cal
abet
|
cal
abet
|
cal
abet
|
cal
abet
|
cal
abet
|
Perfect
(“have walked”)
|
ben
abetel
|
ben
abeter
|
ben
abetel
|
ben
abeter
|
ben
abetel
|
ben
abeter
|
Future
Perfect (“shall have walked”)
|
cal
ben abetel
|
cal
ben abeter
|
cal
ben abetel
|
cal
ben abeter
|
cal
ben abetel
|
cal
ben abeter
|
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