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The verb is one of the most complex parts of Eyalian grammar. Not a full list of verb forms is given here; the purpose is to explain the nature and structure of the verbal system. One of the remarkable characteristics of the Eyalian verb is the fact that verbs can be conjugated both '''synthetically''' (i.e. have morphological finite forms); and '''analytically''' with some only having non-finite forms, which can enter into a wide variety of compound tense structures (consisting of a non-finite verb form combined with a finite auxiliary). For example, "I eat" is ''ohane'' (synthetic), but ''on fearin'' "I feel" (periphrastic, lit. "on me is feeling"). These two groups are further divided into two categories: transitive and intransitive, althouth most transitive verbs have synthetic forms. Old roots have three '''grades''', ''kuole'' ("long"), ''kieke'' ("short") and ''ekikke'' ("reduced"), though usually only the "long" and "short" grades show in conjugation. | The verb is one of the most complex parts of Eyalian grammar. Not a full list of verb forms is given here; the purpose is to explain the nature and structure of the verbal system. One of the remarkable characteristics of the Eyalian verb is the fact that verbs can be conjugated both '''synthetically''' (i.e. have morphological finite forms); and '''analytically''' with some only having non-finite forms, which can enter into a wide variety of compound tense structures (consisting of a non-finite verb form combined with a finite auxiliary). For example, "I eat" is ''ohane'' (synthetic), but ''on fearin'' "I feel" (periphrastic, lit. "on me is feeling"). These two groups are further divided into two categories: transitive and intransitive, althouth most transitive verbs have synthetic forms. Old roots have three '''grades''', ''kuole'' ("long"), ''kieke'' ("short") and ''ekikke'' ("reduced"), though usually only the "long" and "short" grades show in conjugation. | ||
Traditionally | Traditionally Eyalian verbs are cited using a non-finite form conventionally referred to as the [[w:Infinitive|infinitive]], which ends in ''"-ni"'' regardless of a previous consonant (if the root ends in a consonant cluster, it is usually reduced - ''katni'' "to count" – ''zolkohte'' "he/she is counting them"). | ||
Eyalian has ten aspects, but some are rarely used and can only be found in literature. The verb aspects (though they are often tenses and moods too) are organized into "systems" (as well as infinitives, intensives, [[w:Desiderative|desideratives]], [[w:Causative|causatives]], and [[w:Benedictive|benedictives]]) based on the different verb forms used in conjugation. | Eyalian has ten aspects, but some are rarely used and can only be found in literature. The verb aspects (though they are often tenses and moods too) are organized into "systems" (as well as infinitives, intensives, [[w:Desiderative|desideratives]], [[w:Causative|causatives]], and [[w:Benedictive|benedictives]]) based on the different verb forms used in conjugation. | ||