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The mandatory auxiliary verb 《油ᱤ久忽に》

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In Maaju, all verbs are regular, except for one, 《油ᱤ久忽に》'Jiishnja'. Unlike all other verbs in Maaju, this verb does not conjugate for tense and aspect, but only conjugates for number and gender. Its conjugation chart is as transcribed below:

1st Person [E]

1st Person [M]

2nd Person [E]

2nd Person [M]

3rd Person [E]

3rd Person [M]

.SG.NEUT

Shui

忽ᱣ

Shau

忽ᱷ

Share

忽ᱚ래同

.SG.MASC

Sharaa

忽ᱚ라同

.SG.FEM

Sharii

忽ᱚ리同

.SG.INAN

Sharuu

忽ᱚ로同

.PL

Shang

忽ᱚ刚

Shang

忽ᱚ刚

Shang

忽ᱚ刚

This verb is mandatory in any full sentence. The only times it may be omitted is during an imperative command, or in a non-final clause of a multiple-clause sentence. Examples are as listed below:

I eat food → Vomy khaa qiifan shui → 网ᱳ久明ᱮ 가同 忽ᱣ。

Note that there is a regular form of the auxiliary verb; 《忽ᱤ久に》'Shiinja'. This verb is used when the 'am' equivalent in English is in the past or future tense, or if a noun is being described as a noun that may also act as an adjective. Examples of both of these are listed below:

She is beautiful → Taan shii aglaaja sharii → 따同能 忽ᱤ久 아크ᱨᱟ油ᱚ 忽ᱚ리同。

This will be purple → Zhe taan bang shii lilak sharuu → 채同 따同能 ば 忽ᱤ久 ᱨᱤᱨᱚ끄 忽ᱚ로同。