Verbs Part 1

Verbs

Below is a list of verbs in Caisrible, along with their English meanings and explanations of how they differ from one another.

- haff — to have

- habb — to have; to be in the process of doing something

- türa — to do; to perform

- maff — to make; to create

- säh — to see

- gåh — to go

- komm — to come

- baisdon — to buy

- mitt — to eat; sometimes, to drink

- dränk — to drink; to consume a substance, especially an alcoholic beverage

- komm sär — to return; to come back. The word sär, meaning “back” or “again” in this construction, appears at the end of the sentence. It is not part of the verb itself.

- melcht — to give

- melcht sär — to give back; to return something to someone

- dränk — to consume something consumable, particularly an alcoholic drink

- wähsch — to watch

- skip — to reject; to refuse

- clukk — to say

- clukk sa — to say to someone; to tell someone. The pronunciation is approximately kluk za.

- celt — to tell; to say something to someone

- viëkk — to sell

- dkjðvekä — to die. This verb may be somewhat difficult to pronounce; its approximate pronunciation is di-zö-ve-ke.

- ëukkna — to know. In informal speech, nox is also used.

- þolandrre — to understand

- jüss — to use

- trou — to draw; to make a drawing

- cleet — to clean. Its approximate pronunciation is kleet.

- vash — to wash

- lummaks — to sleep

- menj — to sleep

- nolummuks — to wake up. The element no appears at the end of the sentence.

- amenj — to wake up

- weis — to want

- akweis — to request; to ask for something. The element ak appears at the end of the sentence.

- klank — can; to be able to

- er klank sa — to be capable of doing something. This is the formal expression for “to be able to.” The element sa is used in this construction.

- joss — to pay

- lieb — to love; to be in love

- liek — to like; to have an interest in something

- heis — to hate

Differences Between Similar Verbs

1. Haff vs. Habb

Both verbs are related to the meaning “to have,” but they serve different grammatical functions.

Haff is a main verb that means “to have” and expresses possession.

Habb is an auxiliary verb. It is associated with the meaning “to have” and is also used to express an action that is currently in progress.

2. Mitt vs. Dränk

Both verbs can relate to consuming something, but their meanings differ.

Mitt primarily means “to eat,” although it can sometimes mean “to drink” as well.

Dränk is more commonly associated with consuming drinks or other consumable substances that have an effect on the consumer. It is particularly associated with alcoholic beverages.

Auxiliary Verbs ( 1 )

The following verbs are auxiliary verbs in Caisrible:

er, weis, türa, habb, klank

When another verb follows one of these auxiliary verbs, no word is placed between the auxiliary verb and the following verb.

Capitalization Rule

Verbs in Caisrible always begin with a lowercase letter, unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence.

The Infinitive Marker

Caisrible also has an infinitive marker, which is used relatively infrequently. Its purpose is to indicate that a verb is in its infinitive form. This marker is called da.

For example:

- da türa — to do

- türa — do; does

The marker da is similar to the English word “to” when it is used before a verb in its infinitive form.