Paradigm Tables
Morphological patterns, declensions, and conjugations for Kethic
Pronoun Case
Pronouns decline like nouns: nominative has no suffix, accusative uses -eth, and genitive uses -vael. The base pronoun root changes by meaning, such as ne = I/me, vo = you, heman = who, tha = this, but the case endings stay the same.
| Nominative | Accusative | Genitive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pronoun | ∅ | -eth | -vael |
Suppletive Verb: To Fight
“To fight” uses suppletive tense stems: reth for past, rath for present, and rathor for future. Ongoing adds -mar. Formal adds -vaer at the end.
| Standard | Formal | |
|---|---|---|
| Past Simple | reth | rethvaer |
| Past Ongoing | rethmar | themarvaer |
| Present Simple | rath | rathvaer |
| Present Ongoing | rathmar | rathmarvaer |
| Future Simple | rathor | rathorvaer |
| Future Ongoing | rathormar | rathormarvaer |
Suppletive Verb: To Be
“To be” uses suppletive tense stems: sen for past, en for present, and thor for future. Formal forms use distinct glottal stems: sen'ash, 'en'eth, and 'thor'eth. Ongoing adds -mar after the tense/formal stem.
| Standard | Formal | |
|---|---|---|
| Past Simple | sen | sen'ash |
| Past Ongoing | senmar | sen'ashmar |
| Present Simple | en | 'en'eth |
| Present Ongoing | enmar | 'en'ethmar |
| Future Simple | thor | 'thor'eth |
| Future Ongoing | thormar | 'thor'ethmar |
Suppletive Verb: To Go
“To go” uses suppletive tense stems: mul for past, mar for present, and mooren for future. Ongoing adds -mar. Formal adds -vaer at the end.
| Standard | Formal | |
|---|---|---|
| Past Simple | mul | mulvaer |
| Past Ongoing | mulmar | mulmarvaer |
| Present Simple | mar | marvaer |
| Present Ongoing | marmar | marmarvaer |
| Future Simple | mooren | moorenvaer |
| Future Ongoing | moorenmar | moorenmarvaer |
Verb Conjugation
Verbs follow ROOT + TENSE + ASPECT + HONORIFIC. Past uses -nor, present uses -en, future uses -oor. Ongoing adds -mar after the tense suffix. Formal honorific adds -vaer at the end.
| Standard | Formal | |
|---|---|---|
| Past Simple | -nor | -norvaer |
| Past Ongoing | -normar | -normarvaer |
| Present Simple | -en | -envaer |
| Present Ongoing | -enmar | -enmarvaer |
| Future Simple | -oor | -oorvaer |
| Future Ongoing | -oormar | -oormarvaer |
Noun Declension
Nouns follow ROOT + NUMBER/INFIX + CASE. Nominative has no suffix. Accusative uses -eth. Genitive uses -vael. Dual uses the -ir- infix after the initial consonant cluster. Formal plural uses -aan. Informal plural usually uses internal vowel lengthening, often to oo.
| Nominative | Accusative | Genitive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | ∅ | -eth | -vael |
| Dual | -ir- | -iri + -eth | -iri + -vael |
| Formal Plural | -aan | -aaneth | -aanvael |
| Informal Plural | vowel → oo | vowel → oo + -eth | vowel → oo + -vael |