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Erëtas is an SOV language. The V usually comprises of the Imperative form of the verb or the Gerund form of the verb followed by an Auxiliary Verb.
The majority of verbs only exist in three forms: the gerundive, gerund, and imperative. The base form of verbs is the gerund. Gerunds end in either `-an' or `-ën'. To get the root, the ending is removed along with any other vowels at the end of the word. The auxiliary verbs are the only ones still existing in all forms. The auxiliaries are partially irregular, but there is a general pattern to their conjugation. The following table outlines the auxiliaries and their meanings:
| Verb | Meaning | As an Auxiliary |
|---|---|---|
| Doan | be | Marks the realis (past and present) tense |
| Hlan | have | Denotes a future intention |
| Dëanën | go | Marks the irrealis (future) tense |
| Kasën | walk | Imperfective realis tense |
| Etscan | do/make | Expressing eternal truths |
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| Subject | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object | 1sg | 1pl | 2sg | 2pl | 3sg | 3pl |
| None | Ø--a | Ø--ä | Ø--o | Ø--ö | Ø--ë | Ø--e |
| 1sg | ë--a* | ë--ä | Ø--sö | Ø--so | ëa--Ø | ëa--ë |
| 1pl | e--a | e--ä* | ö--sö | ö--so | ea--Ø | ea--ë |
| 2sg | sa--e | sa--ë | Ø--o* | Ø--ö | nä--së | ma--së |
| 2pl | sä--e | sä--ë | o--o | ö--ö* | na--ë | mä--ë |
| 3sg | ëllo--a | ëhlo--ä | Ø--äma | Ø--äna | Ø--ë* | Ø--e |
| 3pl | äo--e | äo--ë | ë--aba | ë--anta | e--ë | ë--e* |
The forms marked with * are used as the reflexive forms of the verb.
The indirect object is also indicated on the verb. To do so, the following affixes are added.
| Indirect Object | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Singular | Plural | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| Normal | -Ø | -ta | -hlo | -da | -tä | -llo | -dä |
The other verb forms are:
Negatives are formed with the suffix -sö (3rd Degree Inflection).
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