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*Nouns with the -enn feminine suffix
*Nouns with the -enn feminine suffix
===Verb===
===Verb===
Verbs or verb forms in quotes are either an English equivalent or a work in progress. The infinitives of the frequentative aspects are -eln and -ern. The infinitive form in Evonish is the lemma form of the verb, meaning it is the one used in dictionaries. The primary aspects are simple, perfect, progressive, habitual, and frequentative. Simple aspect is used for:
Verbs or verb forms in quotes are either an English equivalent or a work in progress. The infinitives of the frequentative form are -eln and -ern; these can be made of many verbs. The infinitive form in Evonish is the lemma form of the verb, meaning it is the one used in dictionaries. The primary aspects are simple, perfect, progressive, habitual, and inchoative. Simple aspect is used for:
*Stative verbs
*Stative verbs
*Gnomic aspect
*Gnomic aspect
*Near future
Further aspects are formed by nonstandard ways or purely by context.
Further aspects are formed by nonstandard ways or purely by context.
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|-
|-
! Aspects
!Form
! Auxiliary/Suffix
! colspan="2"| Suffix
! Main Verb
|-
|-
! Simple
!Lemma
| -en
| colspan="2"| -en
| conjugation
|-
|-
! Perfect
!Frequentative
| "to have"
| -eln
| past participle
| -ern
|-
|-
! Progressive
!Aspect
| "to be"
!Main
| present participle
!Auxiliary
|-
!Habitual
|infinitive
|"to do"
|-
!Inchoative
|supine
|"to begin"
|-
|-
! Habitual
!Perfect
| "to do"
|past participle
| infinitive
|"to have"
|-
|-
! Frequentative
!Progressive
| -eln, -ern
|present participle
| conjugation
|"to be"
|-
!Tense
!Person
!Auxiliary
|-
! rowspan="3"| Future
|First
|"shall"
|-
|Second
|"will"
|-
|Third
|"go"
|-
|-
! Inchoative
| "to begin"
| supine
|}
|}
Future is generally expressed by giving a time, or is implied in context with the simple present tense. There are auxiliary verbs that are standard as well. First Person: "I shall", "we shall". Second Person: "thou wilt", "ye will". Third Person: "he goes", "we go". The particle [TBD] after the main verb negates the verb. The following table shows the conjugation of the verb fällen, a weak 1 class verb. The auxiliary verbs in the table are the verbs used with the participles to form two different aspects.
The particle [TBD] after the main verb negates the verb. The following table shows the conjugation of the verb fällen, a weak 1 class verb. The auxiliary verbs in the table are the verbs used with the participles to form two different aspects.
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!Weak
! colspan="3"| To fell - Weak (Class 1)
!Class 1
!To fell
!
!
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |Nonfinite
! rowspan="3" |Nonfinite
!Infinitive
!Infinitive
|fällen
|
|-
!Gerund
!Gerund
|fälling
|
|-
!Supine
!Supine
|-
|fällen
|fälling
|tofäll
|tofäll
|
|-
|-
! colspan="4" |Adjectival
! rowspan="3" |Participle
|-
!Tense
!Participle
!Auxiliary
!Positive
!Positive
!Negative
!Negative
|-
|-
!Active
!Present
!"to be"
|fällend
|fällend
|nefällend
|nefällend
|-
|-
!Passive
!Past
!"to have"
|gefälled
|gefälled
|unfälled
|unfälled
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!Plural
!Plural
|-
|-
! rowspan="9" |Indicative
! rowspan="6" |Indicative
! rowpan="3" | Future
|"I shall"
|"We shall"
|-
|"Thou wilt"
|"Ye will"
|-
|"He goes"
|"They go"
|-
! rowspan="3" |Present
! rowspan="3" |Present
|fälle
|fälle
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