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Double-digit numbers are produced as in German. To make the number 21, one must say ''eenentvytï'', literally 'one-and-twenty'. | Double-digit numbers are produced as in German. To make the number 21, one must say ''eenentvytï'', literally 'one-and-twenty'. | ||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs - UNDER REVAMP=== | ||
Verbs are only conjugated for tense in Buerkaans, not number/person. Beyond this, all conjugations of a given verb are usually regular according to other verbs in their category. There is only one irregular verb, each verb class has a distinct conjugation pattern. Every verb conjugates the same in Present Tense, and verbs are kept in the infinitive if they are not the primary verb in the sentence. However, this functions more like English and the Scandinavian languages in that two verbs can follow each other directly, as opposed to German where and secondary verbs must be at the end of a sentence or phrase. | Verbs are only conjugated for tense in Buerkaans, not number/person. Beyond this, all conjugations of a given verb are usually regular according to other verbs in their category. There is only one irregular verb, each verb class has a distinct conjugation pattern. Every verb conjugates the same in Present Tense, and verbs are kept in the infinitive if they are not the primary verb in the sentence. However, this functions more like English and the Scandinavian languages in that two verbs can follow each other directly, as opposed to German where and secondary verbs must be at the end of a sentence or phrase. | ||