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===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
Jovlish verbs conjugate for person, number, gender, tense (past, present), and mood using simple endings, and for tense (future), aspect, and voice using phrasal constructions. A given verb can fall into one of four categories: | Jovlish verbs conjugate for person, number, gender, tense (past, present), and mood using simple endings, and for tense (future), aspect, and voice using phrasal constructions. A given verb can fall into one of four categories: | ||
* '''<span style="color:green">Weak | * '''<span style="color:green">Weak</span> verbs''' (''see [[w:Germanic weak verb|Germanic weak verb]]'') | ||
* '''<span style="color:purple">Strong | * '''<span style="color:purple">Strong</span> verbs''' (''see [[w:Germanic strong verb|Germanic strong verb]]'') | ||
* '''<span style="color:red">Preterite-present | * '''<span style="color:red">Preterite-present</span> verbs''' (''see [[w:Germanic_verbs#Preterite-presents|Preterite presents]]'') | ||
* '''<span style="color:orange">Irregular | * '''<span style="color:orange">Irregular</span> verbs''' | ||
====Present==== | ====Present==== | ||
The present tense is used for actions/states happening in the present, future actions/states if context is clear, and ''[[w:telicity|atelic]]'' verbs. Weak and strong verbs share the indicative and imperative endings, but differ on the subjunctive endings. | The present tense is used for actions/states happening in the present, future actions/states if context is clear, and ''[[w:telicity|atelic]]'' verbs. Weak and strong verbs share the indicative and imperative endings, but differ on the subjunctive endings. | ||
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====Preterite present verbs==== | ====Preterite present verbs==== | ||
====Irregular verbs==== | ====Irregular verbs==== | ||
==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== | ||
===Numerals=== | ===Numerals=== | ||