NewLang/Verbs

Finite Verbs

Verb Phrase

VERB PHRASE = (CONVERB PHRASE)* MAINVERB (ADVERBS)*

Verb Template

VERB+<ASPECT>+TRIGGER

Aspect Infixes

Verbs have lexical aspect, that is, they inherently have a sense of aspect. Can be:

• Punctual - the event happens quickly or in an instance and is done (has a definite endpoint)
• Semelfactive - the event is quick, but does not have a definite endpoint
• Durative - the event happens over time and has a definite endpoint (it has a duration, by definition)
• Imperfective - the event happens over time but has no definite endpoint (it may end, but an endpoint isn't inherent in the definition). Imperfective includes states (no change over time) and activities (no change over time).

Grammatical aspect is indicated by an infix that is inserted before the stressed syllable (stress is unaffected).

Infix	Telic	Atelic
-Ø-	Punctual	Continuous
-ema-	Continuitive (CT)	Frequentive (FREQ)
-lha-	Iterative (ITER)	Progressive (PROG)
-u-	Habitual (HAB)
-toa	Gnomic (GNO)

Trigger Suffixes

Target Case	Singular	Plural	Paucal
Ergative	-is
Accusative	-ts
Instrumental	-lza
Benefactive	-a
Locative	-zo
Commitiative	-nua

Adverbs

Adverbs are a closed class of words that can appear after the verb. See NewLang/Adverbs.

Non-Finite Verbs

Verb Forms

Preterite: --CT(C)

Converb: T--

See /Converbs

Participle: -T'T-

Masdar: -(CL)-