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===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
Verbal morphology is the most complex subject of Annerish grammar; despite the relative paucity of conjugated forms, categorising paradigms has proven difficult. Native scholarship, namely the Bésgnae Béırle, have used a minimal numbering system based on the present stem: in the I<sup>st</sup> conjugation it ends with a broad consonant, in the II<sup>nd</sup> with a slender, in the III<sup>rd</sup> with a nasal (oftentimes part of a cluster) that is dropped in the other stems, and in the IV<sup>th</sup> there is no closing consonant. Bernthaler (1907) proposes a weak-strong classification similar to German, however, the relationship between all 5 crucial stems and their formation resembles that of Old Irish. This article follows Teagan et al. (2003). | |||
4th-dimensional conjugation system consisting of an active/passive voice distinction, a 1/2/3 form-distinction, a non-past/past tense-distinction, and a subjunctive/indicative mood-distinction. Regarding the form-distinction in particular, the 3 forms correspond directly to a person-distinction, but are differentiated because of sound-changes merging archaic forms, as follows: | |||
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