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Conjugation Paradigms of Multi-Syllable Verbs

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Multi-syllable verbs are verbs which roots contain no vowels, for example: oykleir (oykl-eir), tishir (tish-ir).

When a stem ends with "i" ([j]) and "i" i added, thriphong get transformed ("a" fr any other vowel):

1) áii > ai (['aji] > ['a.i])

2) aií > aí ([a'ji] > [a.'i])

INDICATIVE MOOD

PAST TENSE

In Past Tense, one-syllable verbs take their respective suffixes.

-eir

-ir

sg.

-it

oykleir > oyklit

-et

tishir > tishet

pl.

-ire

oykeir > oyklire

-ere

tishir > tishere

puieir (to press) [pu'jejʁ]

tair (to love) [ta.'iʁ]

sg.

-it

puiéir > puít

-et

taiét

pl.

-ire

puíre

-ere

taiére

Suffixes are always stressed.

PRESENT TENSE

In Present Tense flexions are used:

-eir

-ir

sg.

-i

oykleir > oykli

-e

tishir > tishe

pl.

-il

oykleir > oyklil

-em

tishir > tishem

puieir (to press) [pu'jejʁ]

tair (to love) [ta.'iʁ]

sg.

-i

puiéir > púi

-e

táie

pl.

-il

puíl

-em

taiém

Singular Present Indicative suffixes are not stressed. Plural respective suffixes are stressed.

FUTURE TENSE

-eir

-ir

sg.

-el

oykleir > oyklel

-íu

tishir > tishíu

pl.

-el

oykleir > oyklel

-im

tishir > tishim

puieir (to press) [pu'jejʁ]

tair (to love) [ta.'iʁ]

sg.

-el

puiéir > puiél

-iú

tair > taiú

pl.

-el

puiéir > puiél

-im

tair > taím

Future Indicative suffixes are stressed.

EIR

Past

Present

Future

sg.

-it (suffix stressed)

-i (stem stressed)

-el (suffix stressed)

pl.

-ire (suffix strssed)

-il (suffix stressed)

-el (sufix stressed)

IR

Past

Present

Future

sg.

-et (suffix stressed)

-e (stem stressed)

-íu / -iú (suffix stressed)

pl.

-ere (suffix stressed)

-em (suffix stressed)

-im (suffix stressed)

SUBJUNCTIVE IMPERATIVE MOOD

PAST TENSE

-eir

-ir

sg.

-ize

oykleir > oyklize

-ez

tishir > tishez

pl.

-irze

oykeir > oyklirze

-erze

tishir > tisherze

puieir (to press) [pu'jejʁ]

tair (to love) [ta.'iʁ]

sg.

-ize

puiéir > puíze

-eze

taiéze

pl.

-irze

puiéir > puírze

-erze

taiérze

Stress lies on the first syllable of a suffix:, i.e.: oyklize, tisherze, etc.

PRESENT TENSE

-eir

-ir

sg.

-iv

oykleir > oykliv

-ev

tishir > tishev

pl.

-ils

oykeir > oyklils

-ems

tishir > tishems

puieir (to press) [pu'jejʁ]

tair (to love) [ta.'iʁ]

sg.

-iv

puiéir > puív

-ev

tair > taiév

pl.

-ils

puiéir > puíls

-ems

tair > taiéms

FUTURE TENSE

-eir

-ir

sg.

-ez

oykleir > oyklez

-iz

tishir > tishiz

pl.

-iz

oykeir > oyklez

-iz

tishir > tishiz

puiéir (to press) [pu'jejʁ]

tair (to love) [ta.'iʁ]

sg.

-ez

puiéir > puiéz

-iz

tair > taíz

pl.

-ez

puiéir > puiéz

-iz

tair > taíz

EIR

Past

Present

Future

sg.

-ize (suffix stressed)

-iv (suffix stressed)

-ez (suffix stressed)

pl.

-irze (suffix stressed)

-ils (suffix stressed)

-ez (suffix stressed)

IR

Past

Present

Future

sg.

-eze (suffix stressed)

-ev (suffix stressed)

-iz (suffix stressed)

pl.

-erze (suffix stressed)

-ems (suffix stressed)

-iz (suffix stressed)

IREAL-CONDITIONAL MOOD (or IRREAL and CONDITIONAL MOODS)

PAST TENSE (IRREAL MOOD only)

-eir

-ir

sg.

-at

oykleir > oyklat

-at

tishir > tishat

pl.

-ar

oykleir > oyklar

-ar

tishir > tishar

puieir (to press) [pu'jejʁ]

tair (to love) [ta.'iʁ]

sg.

-át

puiéir > puiát

-át

tair > taiát

pl.

-ár

puiéir > puiár

-ár

tair >taiár

PRESENT AND FUTURE IRREAL

-eir

-ir

sg.

-á

oykleir > oyklá

-á

tishir > tishá

pl.

-al

oykleir > oyklal

-am

tishir > tisham

puieir (to press) [pu'jejʁ]

tair (to love) [ta.'iʁ]

sg.

-á

puiéir > puiá

-á

tair > taiá

pl.

-ál

puiéir > puiál

-ám

tair >taiám

PRESENT CONDITIONAL

-eir

-ir

sg.

-ó

oykleir > oykló

-ó

tishir > tishó

pl.

-ol

oykleir > oyklol

-om

tishir > tishom

puieir (to press) [pu'jejʁ]

tair (to love) [ta.'iʁ]

sg.

-ó

puiéir > puió

-ó

tair > taió

pl.

-ól

puiéir > puiól

-óm

tair >taióm

FUTURE CONDITIONAL

-eir

-ir

sg.

-eiól

oykleir > oykleiól

-ió

tishir > tishió

pl.

-eiól

oykleir > oykleiól

-ióm

tishir > tishióm

puieir (to press) [pu'jejʁ]

tair (to love) [ta.'iʁ]

sg.

-éiól

puiéir > puiéió

-ió

tair > taió

pl.

-éiól

puiéir > puiéiól

-ióm

tair >taióm

EIR

Past (IRREAL)

Present-Future (IRREAL)

Present (CONDITIONAL)

Present (CONDITIONAL)

sg.

-at (suffix stressed)

-á (suffix stressed)

-ó (suffix stressed)

-eiól (suffix stressed)

pl.

-ar (suffix stressed)

-al (suffix stressed)

-ol (suffix stressed)

-eiól (suffix stressed)

IR

Past (IRREAL)

Present-Future (IRREAL)

Present (CONDITIONAL)

Present (CONDITIONAL)

sg.

-iát (suffix stressed)

-á (suffix stressed)

-ó (suffix stressed)

-ió (suffix stressed)

pl.

-iár (suffix stressed)

-am (suffix stressed)

-om (suffix stressed)

-ióm (suffix stressed)