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===Adverbs=== | |||
Adverbs are never declined or inflected, and are placed before or after the verb. | |||
*<i>Jeg vil lufe dag</i> - I want to run <b>today<b> | |||
Here, today is being used adverbially because it shows when I want to run. The reason 'vil' is not conjugated is because it is a modal verb, which do not receive the '-r' suffix. 'lufe' is still in the infinitive because any verb after a modal verb must stay that way. | |||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
Verbs in the infinitive form, | Verbs in the infinitive form are accompanied by 'ett', and 'e' on the end. For example: <i>Kyk</i> - Cook, <i>ett Kyke</i> - to cook. There are almost no irregular verbs, and conjugation of most verbs is done by adding the suffix '-r' to the infinitive. | ||
'-r' is used for <i>all</i> pronouns | |||
*<i>Jeg kyker i dag</i> - I cook today/I'm cooking today | |||
*<i>Du kyker i dag</i> - You cook today/You're cooking today | |||
<i>Er</i> is used only in the context of 'to be', not as an auxiliary verb, as in English 'I am writing'. In Alska this would be <i>Jeg skriver</i>, NOT <i>Jeg er ett skrive</i>. Verbs appear in their full infinitive form in a sentence when another primary verb is being used, often preceded by <i>for</i>, but not always. The verb+e version of the infinitive can appear after a modal verb. | |||
Here is an example of all three forms: | |||
*<i>Jeg skriver</i> - I write | |||
*<i>Jeg vil skrive</i> - I want to write | |||
*<i>Jeg skriver over for ett kyke</i> - I write about cooking | |||
====Past Tense=== | |||
Past tense of verbs is usually done through suffixing, although a small portion of them go through stem vowel changes. | |||
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===Syntax=== | ===Syntax=== | ||