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The approximative (meaning "around X", "in the area of X", "approximately X") is formed by adding a final (''-h'') to the plural form of the noun. | The approximative (meaning "around X", "in the area of X", "approximately X") is formed by adding a final (''-h'') to the plural form of the noun. | ||
===Adjectives=== | |||
Adjectives are declined as nouns and agree with them. | |||
Unlike other Slavic languages, the long/definite forms of adjectives have been completely lost except for some relics. | |||
===Numerals=== | |||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" | |||
|+ Vesenian numerals | |||
! # !! Cardinal !! Ordinal | |||
|- | |||
! 0 | |||
| zero; niťe | |||
| zereno | |||
|- | |||
! 1 | |||
| eno, ena | |||
| pervo | |||
|- | |||
! 2 | |||
| dova, dove | |||
| votoro | |||
|- | |||
! 3 | |||
| tri | |||
| trete | |||
|- | |||
! 4 | |||
| ťeteri | |||
| ťeterto | |||
|- | |||
! 5 | |||
| piente | |||
| piento | |||
|- | |||
! 6 | |||
| seste | |||
| sesto | |||
|- | |||
! 7 | |||
| sedme | |||
| sedmo | |||
|- | |||
! 8 | |||
| osme | |||
| osmo | |||
|- | |||
! 9 | |||
| deviente | |||
| deviento | |||
|- | |||
! 10 | |||
| desiente | |||
| desiento | |||
|- | |||
! 11 | |||
| enaťie | |||
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|- | |||
! 12 | |||
| dovanaťie | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! 13 | |||
| trinaťie | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! 14 | |||
| ťeterinaťie | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! 15 | |||
| pientenaťie | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! 16 | |||
| sestenaťie | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! 17 | |||
| sedmenaťie | |||
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|- | |||
! 18 | |||
| osmenaťie | |||
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|- | |||
! 19 | |||
| devientenaťie | |||
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|- | |||
! 20 | |||
| dovaťién | |||
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|- | |||
! 21 | |||
| dovaťién i eno | |||
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|- | |||
! 30 | |||
| triťién | |||
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|- | |||
! 40 | |||
| ťeteriťién | |||
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|- | |||
! 50 | |||
| pienteťién | |||
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|- | |||
! 60 | |||
| sesteťién | |||
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|- | |||
! 70 | |||
| sedmeťién | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
!80 | |||
| osmeťién | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! 90 | |||
| devienteťién | |||
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|- | |||
! 100 | |||
| soto | |||
| soteno | |||
|- | |||
! 200 | |||
| dueste | |||
| duesteno | |||
|- | |||
! 300 | |||
| trista | |||
| tristeno | |||
|- | |||
! 400 | |||
| ťeteristo | |||
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|- | |||
! 500 | |||
| pientesto | |||
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|- | |||
! 1000 | |||
| tesienťa | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! 2000 | |||
| dove tesienťe | |||
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|} | |||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
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* Most verbs regularly form the perfective and habitual from the imperfective (via the prefix ''po-'' and the suffix ''-va-'' respectively). | * Most verbs regularly form the perfective and habitual from the imperfective (via the prefix ''po-'' and the suffix ''-va-'' respectively). | ||
* Verbs that are inherently perfective form the imperfective via the ''-va-'' suffix appended to the perfective form. This applies to most prefixed verbs. | * Verbs that are inherently perfective form the imperfective via the ''-va-'' suffix appended to the perfective form. This applies to most prefixed verbs. | ||
* Note: The ''-va-'' suffix is appended after the theme vowel, but a preceding ''-a-'' becomes ''-e-''. | ** Note: The ''-va-'' suffix is appended after the theme vowel, but a preceding ''-a-'' becomes ''-e-'' (except in monosyllabic or originally monosyllabic stems). | ||
* A durative can be formed from any base verb (whether imperfective or perfective) by combining the prefix ''po-'' and the suffix ''-va-''. This gives a meaning of "to do (verb) for a period of time". | * A durative can be formed from any base verb (whether imperfective or perfective) by combining the prefix ''po-'' and the suffix ''-va-''. This gives a meaning of "to do (verb) for a period of time". | ||
* Aspectual counterparts essentially behave as tense/aspect counterparts of a single verb. | * Aspectual counterparts essentially behave as tense/aspect counterparts of a single verb. | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! colspan="2"| Present active participle | ! colspan="2"| Present active participle | ||
| colspan="2"| vod''' | | colspan="2"| vod'''ienťe''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="2"| Past active participle | ! colspan="2"| Past active participle | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! colspan="2"| Present active participle | ! colspan="2"| Present active participle | ||
| colspan="2"| pas''' | | colspan="2"| pas'''ienťe''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="2"| Past active participle | ! colspan="2"| Past active participle | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+ Conjugation of ''podielevati'' "to do for a while" ( | |+ Conjugation of ''podielevati'' "to do for a while" (dur.) | ||
! Person/Number !! Present !! <!--Perfect !!--> Past !! Imperative | ! Person/Number !! Present !! <!--Perfect !!--> Past !! Imperative | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| podiel'''eván''' || <!--diél'''asen''' ||-- diel'''ahon'''--> podiel'''evahon''' || | | podiel'''eván''' || <!--diél'''asen''' ||-- diel'''ahon'''--> podiel'''evahon''' || | ||
|} | |} | ||
====Example of a highly irregular verb==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ Conjugation of ''beti'' "to be" (impf.) | |||
! colspan="2"| Infinitive | |||
| colspan="3"| beti | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2"| Present active participle | |||
| colspan="3"| sienťe | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2"| Past active participle | |||
| colspan="3"| belo | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2"| Passive participle | |||
| colspan="3"| beno | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2"| Verbal noun | |||
| colspan="3"| benie | |||
|- | |||
! Person/Number !! Present !! Past !! Future !! Imperative | |||
|- | |||
! 1S | |||
| esme || beh || buendo || | |||
|- | |||
! 2S | |||
| es || beses || buendes || buendi | |||
|- | |||
! 3S | |||
| e || bese || buende || | |||
|- | |||
! 1P | |||
| esmo || besmo || buendemo || buendimo | |||
|- | |||
! 2P | |||
| este || beste || buendete || buendite | |||
|- | |||
! 3P | |||
| suen || behon || buendon || | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ Conjugation of ''estati'' "to be, become" (perf.) | |||
! colspan="2"| Infinitive | |||
| colspan="2"| estati | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2"| Present active participle | |||
| colspan="2"| estanťe | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2"| Past active participle | |||
| colspan="2"| estalo | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2"| Passive participle | |||
| colspan="2"| — | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2"| Verbal noun | |||
| colspan="2"| estanie | |||
|- | |||
! Person/Number !! Present !! Past !! Imperative | |||
|- | |||
! 1S | |||
| estano || estah || | |||
|- | |||
! 2S | |||
| estanes || estases || estani | |||
|- | |||
! 3S | |||
| estane || estase || | |||
|- | |||
! 1P | |||
| estanemo || estasmo || estanimo | |||
|- | |||
! 2P | |||
| estanete || esaste || estanite | |||
|- | |||
! 3P | |||
| estanon || estahon || | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ Conjugation of ''bevati'' "to be" (hab.) | |||
! colspan="2"| Infinitive | |||
| colspan="2"| bevati | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2"| Present active participle | |||
| colspan="2"| bevanťe | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2"| Past active participle | |||
| colspan="2"| bevalo | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2"| Passive participle | |||
| colspan="2"| — | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2"| Verbal noun | |||
| colspan="2"| bevanie | |||
|- | |||
! Person/Number !! Present !! Past !! Imperative | |||
|- | |||
! 1S | |||
| bevó || bevah || | |||
|- | |||
! 2S | |||
| bevás || bevases || bevaj | |||
|- | |||
! 3S | |||
| bevá || bevase || | |||
|- | |||
! 1P | |||
| bevamo || bevasmo || bevajmo | |||
|- | |||
! 2P | |||
| bevate || bevaste || bevajte | |||
|- | |||
! 3P | |||
| beván || bevahon || | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ Conjugation of ''estavati'' "to become" (hab.) | |||
! colspan="2"| Infinitive | |||
| colspan="2"| estavati | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2"| Present active participle | |||
| colspan="2"| estavanťe | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2"| Past active participle | |||
| colspan="2"| estavalo | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2"| Passive participle | |||
| colspan="2"| — | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2"| Verbal noun | |||
| colspan="2"| estavanie | |||
|- | |||
! Person/Number !! Present !! Past !! Imperative | |||
|- | |||
! 1S | |||
| estavó || estavah || | |||
|- | |||
! 2S | |||
| estavás || estavases || estavaj | |||
|- | |||
! 3S | |||
| estavá || estavase || | |||
|- | |||
! 1P | |||
| estavamo || estavasmo || estavajmo | |||
|- | |||
! 2P | |||
| estavate || estavaste || estavajte | |||
|- | |||
! 3P | |||
| estaván || estavahon || | |||
|} | |||
Other forms: | |||
* Durative: ''postavati'' "to be for a while" | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
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==Example texts== | ==Example texts== | ||
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===Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 1)=== | |||
<!-- | |||
PS: Vьśi ľudьje rodętь sę svobodьni i orvьni vъ dostojьnьstvě i zakoně. Oni sǫtь odařeni orzumomь i sъvěstьjǫ i dъlžьni vesti sę drugъ kъ drugu vъ duśě bratrьstva. | |||
OCS: Vĭsi bo ljudije rodętŭ sę svobodĭni i ravĭni vŭ dostoinĭstvě i zakoně. Oni sǫtŭ odarjeni razumomĭ i sŭvědijǫ i dŭlžĭni sǫtŭ dějati vŭ dusě bratĭstva.--> | |||
Vesi ľudie rodien se soboni e isti vo dostineston i zakonon. Suen odaruani so uerzumon i soviesten, i tierba ťe ... | |||
IPA: /ˈvesi ˈʎudje ˈrodjen‿se soˈboni e ˈisti vo dostiˈneston i zaˈkonon ‖ swen odaˈɾwani so weɾˈzumon i soˈvjesten | i ˈtjeɾba θe .../ | |||
==Other resources== | ==Other resources== | ||
[[Vesenian/Swadesh_list|Swadesh list]] | [[Vesenian/Swadesh_list|Swadesh list]] | ||
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