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Badul tenses: simple present: Difference between revisions
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(Created page with " === Construction === ====Normal Verbs==== The verb order in Badul is <span style="color:red">verb</span>-<span style="color:#0000FF">subject</span>-<span style="color:#0f0">object</span>. The simple present tense is no different. ''<span style="color:red">'''Hreethe'''</span> <span style="color:#0000FF">'''mi'''</span>'' means ''<span style="color:#0000FF">I</span> <span style="color:red">run</span>'' <br> ''<span style="color:red">'''Yem'''</span> <span style="colo...") |
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''<span style="color:red">'''Yem'''</span> <span style="color:#0000FF">'''mi'''</span>'' means ''<span style="color:#0000FF">I</span> <span style="color:red">jump</span>'' | ''<span style="color:red">'''Yem'''</span> <span style="color:#0000FF">'''mi'''</span>'' means ''<span style="color:#0000FF">I</span> <span style="color:red">jump</span>'' | ||
====Different Verbs==== | |||
However, some verbs in Badul are not in accordance with this construction. Instead they use the verb ''a tha'' (to be), which takes different forms to comply with its grammatical person. These verbs are called ''tha'' verbs and describe the state, quality or position of something. More broadly, the way something is. | However, some verbs in Badul are not in accordance with this construction. Instead they use the verb ''a tha'' (to be), which takes different forms to comply with its grammatical person. These verbs are called ''tha'' verbs and describe the state, quality or position of something. More broadly, the way something is. | ||
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| to act || a '''neim''' | | to act || a '''neim''' | ||
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| to | | to become || a '''sregh''' | ||
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| to | | to be born || a '''fribt''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| to be asleep || a '''frusan''' | | to be asleep || a '''frusan''' | ||
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| to come || a '''hig''' | | to come || a '''hig''' | ||
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| to wake up || a '''dusk''' | | to wake up || a '''dusk''' | ||
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The construction is as follows, first the verb to be, then the subject followed by the root form of the verb. | |||
====Auxiliary Verbs==== | |||
Latest revision as of 04:57, 8 July 2024
Construction
Normal Verbs
The verb order in Badul is verb-subject-object. The simple present tense is no different.
Hreethe mi means I run
Yem mi means I jump
Different Verbs
However, some verbs in Badul are not in accordance with this construction. Instead they use the verb a tha (to be), which takes different forms to comply with its grammatical person. These verbs are called tha verbs and describe the state, quality or position of something. More broadly, the way something is.
There are many tha verbs, but the most common ones are:
| English | Badul |
|---|---|
| to act | a neim |
| to become | a sregh |
| to be born | a fribt |
| to be asleep | a frusan |
| to come | a hig |
| to cost | a luy |
| to die | a mad |
| to grow | a ċuw |
| to go | a ċey |
| to live | a bu |
| to stay | a vi |
| to stop | a dwai |
| to wake up | a dusk |
The construction is as follows, first the verb to be, then the subject followed by the root form of the verb.