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==Verbs== | ==Verbs== | ||
In Aethêllan there are two classes of verbs and these two classes each have two forms | In Aethêllan there are two classes of verbs and these two classes each have two forms. Each verb also has five principle parts. There are some irregular verbs, however, they will not be included in this section. There are ''Strong'' Verbs and ''Weak'' Verbs. Unlike nouns, the two verbs are not differentiated by their phonology nor by their meaning; rather one must learn the principle parts in order to know to which class the verb belongs. Most verbs do have a rather obvious phonological pattern however reliance on phonological similarities will not be enough to properly learn all verbs and their corresponding forms correctly. As stated above, all irregular verbs will be, for the ease of formatting, displayed in more convenient section. | ||
'''NB''' Which class and form each verb takes is dependent on the verb stem, which is not heard in speech, thus the principal parts make it clear to speakers whether the verb is a strong one or not and which paradigm the verb | The five principal parts are the present active infinitive, the present imperfective, the past aorist (i.e. simple past), the present perfect and the supine displayed in that order. | ||
'''NB''' Which class and form each verb takes is dependent on the verb stem, which is not heard in speech, thus the principal parts make it clear to speakers whether the verb is a strong one or not and to which paradigm the verb belongs. | |||
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| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''er''' | | style="text-align: center"| Edh'''er''' | ||
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===='''Weak Verbs'''==== | ===='''Weak Verbs'''==== | ||
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| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''imen''' | | style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''imen''' | ||
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==Nouns== | ==Nouns== | ||
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*'''Tiwâr''' is a very tall, hard tree similar in appearance to that of our Oak. | *'''Tiwâr''' is a very tall, hard tree similar in appearance to that of our Oak. | ||
*'''Fwin''' is a little vine that lives on larger trees and has tiny white flowers. | *'''Fwin''' is a little vine that lives on larger trees and has tiny white flowers. | ||
==Personal Pronouns== | ==Personal Pronouns== | ||