Contionary:xivau
Ancient Chaian
Etymology
From Proto-Chaian *kid
Pronunciation
(Ancient Chaian) IPA: /ˈxi.vau/
Verb
xivau; irregular, no passive
- to be (copular)
Inflection
| Infinitive / Gerund | Indicative | Active | xivau | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subjunctive | Active | active infinitive of xivau + -si | ||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||
| 1st Person | 2nd Person | 3rd Person | 1st Person | 2nd Person | 3rd Person | |||
| Indicative | Active | Present | tsit | xai | xida | tsepi | kait | dait |
| Past | tsitid | xaixid | xidaxid | tsepixid | kaitid | daitid | ||
| Future | tsirin | xain | xidain | tsepin | kairin | dairin | ||
| Subjunctive | Active | Present | present active indicative of xivau + -si | |||||
| Past | past active indicative of xivau + -si | |||||||
| Future | future active indicative of xivau + -si | |||||||
Usage notes
- Cannot be used to mean "to exist", for this meaning see vumevau.