All verbs in Solanis end with an “n” which is preceded by a vowel. There is never a liquid or approximate consonant between the vowel and the final n.

Finite Conjugation

When used as the dominant verb of a phrase, the verb must be conjugated for three things: subject, aspect, and mood-polarity. The subject of the verb is the thing doing the action. The aspect of the verb unfolds or interacts with time. The mood of the verb is the speaker's stance on the topic or action.  The polarity of the mood is whether the verb is positive, or negative.

Subject Conjugation

When conjugating for the subject, the “n” at the end of the verb is dropped, and the subject pronoun is attached to the end of the verb. Because the subject ending matches the subject pronoun, the subject pronoun is never required.

In informal speech, only the starting consonant of the subject pronoun is added. However, the paucal and plural forms of the third person pronouns take on a “z” instead of an “s”. The vowel cannot be dropped if the letter before the subject ending is a consonant.

Irregulars

R- Stem Verbs

When conjugating verbs with one of the third person singular pronouns, the pronoun must change if the verb stem ends with an “r”. The “r” in each of the pronouns is replaced with an “l”. This change is only required when the verb is in the active aspect and the indicative mood.

Irrationals

The irrational verbs have no reason for why they change. They just do. Below are some common irrational verbs.

Mood-Polarity Conjugation

There are four moods that verbs can be conjugated for: the indicative, conditional, subjunctive, imperative. The Indicative mood is for stating facts and information that is certain. The subjunctive mode is for creating a hypothetical scenario while the conditional says what would happen in the scenario. The imperative mood is for positive commands.

The polarity of a verb can either be positive or negative.

When conjugating for the mood and polarity, an infix is placed between the stem of the verb and the subject ending.

Note that some verbs irregularly change in different moods.

Imperative Conjugation

When using a verb as a command, the verb needs to be in the imperative mood. The “-ze-” and “-so-” infixes are for commanding people to do an action. The “-ve-” and “-fe-” infixes are for commanding people to permit another action.

The subject ending is not required since it is assumed that the listener is the relevant subject. If the subject is added, the meaning changes from a command to a statement that means the subject of the sentence commands the person in context to do the action. Note that the person being instructed is neither the indirect object nor the direct object of the verb.

Infinitive Conjugation

Infinitive verbs must be conjugated for the mood and polarity when used as the weak verb in a sentence. The mood of the infinitive verb does not need to match the mood of the dominant verb. Weak verbs can only be conjugated for the indicative, subjunctive, and conditional moods.

Each combination of finite verb and infinitive verb produces a different meaning. The columns in the chart below represent the infinitive mood, and the rows of the chart represent the finite verb mood.

Deverbal Conjugation

Verbs can be turned into a different part of speech by dropping the “n” and adding an ending.

Verbs can also be turned into adverbs, but the ending depends on the verb class, or how the verb ends.

Examples

The verb “cōren” was conjugated by dropping the “-n” and adding the pronoun “sa”.

The verb is conjugated informally and the pronoun is dropped.

The negative indicative infix is used.

The infix for the conditional mood was put between the root and the subject ending. The subject pronoun was dropped since it is implied.

The verb is being conjugated in the third person. The infinitive verb must be conjugated. The indicative mood indicates the adoption will happen.

The sentence also has two more valid translations for the two other moods:

The subjunctive mood implies there is an uncertainty about the adoption.

The conditional mood implies the necessary setup has already occurred.

Esen is a common verb that stem changes.

The listener is being told to run.

The concept of the instruction is being relayed rather than the action itself.