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=== Verbs ===
=== Verbs ===
Verbs in Vurásandi can be known as syamháynar (words of action). Verbs are inflected for person and number, tense, voice, mood, and aspect. There are 6 person and number prefixes. There are 5 tenses, 8 voices, 14 moods, and 9 aspects. <br />  
Verbs in Vurásandi can be known as syamháynar (words of action). Verbs are inflected for person and number, tense, voice, mood, and aspect. There are 6 person and number prefixes. There are 5 tenses, 8 voices, 14 moods, and 9 aspects. <br />  
To form a verb, you must first build a verb root out of three consonants using one of the verb pattern formulas above, then you must add the appropriate
Verbs also use the triconsonantal root system. There are certain root patterns that can help determine the type of verb a word is.<br />
The verb root pattern determines the type of verb it is.
* CáCC—    transitive verb
Here are some of the most common verb root patterns:
* aCCaC—  intransitive verb
* aCCatC— ditransitive verb
* uCCáC— purposefully doing something
* aCCúC— adjectival verb
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To form a verb, you must first build a verb root out of three consonants using one of the verb pattern formulas above, then you may add the appropriate subject pronoun as a prefix. If it is already clear to the listener you may drop the pronouns. Then you have the option of adding a vowel for tense, a consonant for voice, the same vowel again,another consonant for mood, and another consonant for aspect. It may be ended with an -a if it produces and undesirable consonant cluster at the coda.
(PN)-ROOT-(V)-(C)-(V)-(C)-(C)-(a)
==== Tense ====
==== Tense ====
Tense is used to refer to when an action occurred. There are 6 tenses in Vurásandi:
Tense is used to refer to when an action occurred. There are 6 tenses in Vurásandi:

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