Bol'enty Verbs
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Adjectives
Adjectives are either conjugated like verbs, or with an adjective participle.
Example:
Чейн�? грайнчıть. (Tsheins graintshyt'.) = James is tall. Чейн�? �?унт гранчут мальчик. (Tsheins sunt grantshut mal'tshik.) = James is a tall boy.
Aspect
There are two aspects in Bol'enty: perfective for single events, and imperfective for descriptions of the background.
The perfective is formed by conjugating the auxiliary абей (abei) and using the perfective participle of the main verb.
Example:
Чейн�? ичı айройть цайт нье. (Tsheins itshy airoit' tsait n'e.) = James always plays in the garden. [imperfective] Чейн�? а аройт цайт нье. (Tsheins a aroit tsait n'e.) = James is playing in the garden. [perfective]
Tenses
There are three tenses in Bol'enty, each distinguishing perfective and imperfective mood: past, present and future.
Conjugation Tables
There are four verb classes in Bol'enty:
- AIT' verbs have a stressed diphthong and end in a palatalized consonant.
- AT' verbs have a stressed monophthong and end in a palatalized consonant.
- IT verbs end in a non-palatalized consonant that has a palatalized counterpart.
- ITS verbs end in a non-palatalized consonant that does not have a palatalized counterpart.
The following table shows some fantasy verbs (mono- and polysyllabic):
| AIT' verbs | AT' verbs | IT verbs | ITS verbs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ойть (oit')
лайлипь (lailip') |
оть (ot')
лалипь (lalip') |
ойт (oit)
лалип (lalip) |
ойц (oits)
лалиш (lalish) |
| Past Tense | ойкıть (oikyt')
лайликıпь (lailikyp') |
окıть (okyt')
лаликıпь (lalikyp') |
ойкıт (oikyt)
лаликıп (lalikyp) |
ойкıц (oikyts)
лаликıш (lalikysh) |
| Present Tense | ойтьıт (oit'yt)
лайлип (lailip) |
отьıт (ot'yt)
лалип (lalip) |
ойтıть (oityt')
лалипь (lalip') |
оцıц (otsyts)
лайлиш (lailish) |
| Future Tense | отьıн (ot'yn)
лалим (lailim) |
ойтьıн (oit'yn)
лайлим (lailim) |
ойтıн (oityn)
лалим (lalim) |
ойцıн (oitsyn)
лалиn (laling) |
| Imperative | ейтьıт (eit'yt)
лаўлип (laulip) |
етьıт (et'yt)
лıлип (lylip) |
ейтıт (eityt)
лıлип (lylip) |
ейцıц (eitsyts)
лıлиш (lylish) |
| Perfective Participle | ейтьıш (eit'ysh)
лаўлиш (laulish) |
от (ot)
лалип (lalip) |
ейтıш (eitysh)
лıлиш (lylish) |
ойцıш (oitsysh)
лалиш (lalish) |
| Adjective Participle | ойтьут (oit'ut)
лайлипьут (lailip'ut) |
отьут (ot'ut)
лалипьут (lalip'ut) |
ойтут (oitut)
лалипут (laliput) |
ойцут (oitsut)
лалишут (lalishut) |
Particles
- Conditional: Add цижбу (tsizhbu) in front of the verb.
- Interrogative: To form a yes/no question, add зьаў�? (z'aus) in front of the verb.
- Negation: Add зьор (z'or) in front of the verb.
Irregular Verbs
There are three irregular verbs in Bol'enty:
- апи (api) describes existence, possession or equivalence. It corresponds roughly to "to have" and "to be" in English.
- цай (tsai) describes position. With the adjective participle, it is used like a preposition in English.
- абей (abei) is used to form the perfective aspect.
| апи (api) | цай (tsai) | абей (abei) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | апи (api) | цай (tsai) | абей (abei) |
| Past Tense | ак (ak) | цайлı (tsaily) | абен (aben) |
| Present Tense | �?унт (sunt) | ца (tsa) | а (a) |
| Future Tense | бапи (bapi) | цаўкень (tsayken') | ба (ba) |
| Imperative | аўм (aum) | цıм (tsym) | абıм (abym) |
| Perfective Participle | поц (pots) | цайц (tsaits) | абут (abut) |
| Adjective Participle | цайт (tsait) |
- Introduction
- Pronunciation
- Alphabet
- Verbs
- Nouns
- Pronouns
- Word Order
- Basic Grammar (the rest)
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