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===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
Verbs can inflect for tense, aspect, mood, | Verbs can inflect for tense, aspect, mood, politeness and action linking | ||
====Tenses and aspects==== | ====Tenses and aspects==== | ||
Tenses and aspects are intricately linked in Vairish, as one cannot exist without the other. | Tenses and aspects are intricately linked in Vairish, as one cannot exist without the other. | ||
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; Inferential | ; Inferential | ||
: The inferential mood is used to report a non-witnessed action without confirming it. | : The inferential mood is used to report a non-witnessed action without confirming it. | ||
====Politeness==== | |||
Vairish verbs change roots depending on the listener's hierarchy : | |||
; Higher | |||
: When speaking to a person higher in the hierarchy, you must infix -ka- after the first syllable | |||
; Same | |||
: If the listener is from the same hierarchy level as yours, you can just use the "basic" root | |||
; Lower | |||
: You have two options if the person listening to you is from lower hierarchy : you can used the "basic" root, or add -še- to form a sort of pejorative root (which is often use to mock someone) | |||
[[Category:Languages]] | [[Category:Languages]] | ||
[[Category:Vairish]] | [[Category:Vairish]] | ||