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Conditional Forms

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Rule: Conditional Forms

Varzruk uses conditional forms to express what someone would, could, or should do, including negative forms and actions that would, could, or should have happened.

wård

wår'scht

wård'aft

kåurd

kåurd'scht

kåurd'aft

såut

såut'scht

såut'aft

Sentence structure: Subject + conditional form + main verb.

Examples:

Ick wård gåe.

Ick wår'scht gåe.

Ick wård'aft gåe.

Ick kåurd gåe.

Ick kåurd'scht gåe.

Ick kåurd'aft gåe.

Ick såut gåe.

Ick såut'scht gåe.

Ick såut'aft gåe.

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Rule: Future Tense

Use wåll before the main verb to express a future action.

Sentence structure: Subject + wåll + main verb.

Examples:

Ick wåll gåe.

Os wåll gåen.

Ha wåll gåe.

Si wåll gåi.

Swe wåll gåu.

Des wåll gåa.

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Rule: Perfect Tense

Purpose: Express actions that have already happened or were completed before another time.

1. Present Perfect

Structure: Subject + present form of to be + past verb form.

Use it for actions completed by the present.

2. Past Perfect

Structure: Subject + Hæsch + past verb form.

Use it for actions completed before another past event.

Examples:

Ick ers Geug.

Ha ast Læsh.

Ick Hæsch Geug.

Ha Hæsch Læsh.

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Rule: Continuous Tense

The continuous tense describes an action that is in progress.

1. Present Continuous

Structure: Subject + present form of to be + verb ending in -neng.

Example: Ick are etneng. - I am eating

2. Past Continuous

Structure: Subject + wæz + verb ending in -neng.

Example: Ick wæz etneng. - I was eating

3. Future Continuous

Structure: Subject + wåll + ar + verb ending in -neng.

Example: Ick wåll ar etneng. - I will be eating

Verb rule: Add -neng to the verb to express an ongoing action, as in Estean → Etneng.

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Rule: Negation

Purpose: Negation is used to express that an action is not happening, did not happen, or will not happen.

1. Present Continuous Negative

Structure: Subject + form of to be + Nurscht + ongoing verb.

Example: Ick are nurstch Etneng. - I am not eating

2. Simple Past Negative

Structure: Subject + douer'scht + base verb.

Example: Ick douer'scht gåe. I didn't go

3. Future Negative

Structure: Subject + ward't + base verb.

Example: Ick ward't este. - I won't eat

Rule: Place the negative marker in the position shown for each tense.

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Varzruk English

Dus Kat ast ander dus Hous. The cat is under the house.

Dus Kat ast oveur dus Hous. The cat is over the house.

Dus Kat ast aben dus Hous. The cat is above the house.

Dus Kat ast anter dus Hous. The cat is below the house.

Dus Kat ast neesht tus dus Hous. The cat is next to the house.

Dus Kat ast eurshen dus Hous end dus Park. The cat is between the house and the park.

Dus Kat ast terten dus Hous. The cat is behind the house.

Dus Kat ast vor dus Hous. The cat is in front of the house.

4. How to use the rule

Identify what you want to describe.

Use ast to connect the subject to its position.

Choose the preposition that describes the position.

Add the location that the position is being compared with