to make a base verb infinitive, add tä
to conjugate verbs, take the base verb infinitive and add the appropriate ending(s). unless noted otherwise, all slots are optional (some slots will have implied values).
note: the subject conjugation applies only to regular verbs, use the form specific to the subject for irregular verbs (given in the irregular verbs table)
| negation | conjugation |
|---|---|
| positive | - |
| negative | en |
| tense | conjugation |
|---|---|
| past | ty |
| present | tān |
| future | sil |
| subject | conjugation |
|---|---|
| 1-sg | lo |
| 2-sg | än |
| 3-sg | ē |
| 1-pl | mä |
| 2-pl | tā |
| 3-pl | ēn |
| passive | - |
| mood | conjugation |
|---|---|
| indicative | - |
| imperative | ā |
| subjunctive | pys |
| optative | mu |
| conditional | ē |
note: ‘to be’ is not used for nouns; that is, ‘i am happy’ in English would be ‘i am happy’ in nēm, but ‘i am a person’ would be ‘i person’
| english | base |
|---|---|
| to eat | tyny |
| to be | sin |
| to know | tān |
| to understand | plīt |
| english | base | | ——- | —- |