Part 3 : Conjugation, aspect and time

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All infinitive verbs in Fengati end in -ar. When conjugating a verb, simply replace -ar with the adequate ending. Here are all persons, pronouns and verb endings :

Me (1s) = hi / me, -o

You (2s) = tu / te, -ê

My lover / you, my lover (2s²) = tel / tle, -el

You (formal) / thee (2sF) = vya, -av

He / she (3sA) = le, -a / -et

It / this / that (3sB) = źaa, -a / -et

Us / we (1pIN) = nye / ney, -em

Us but not you (1pEX) = ni, -am

Ya'll (2p) = vi, -êt

Them / they (3pA) = lü, -ënt

These (3pB) = źüa, -ënt

Someone (impersonal) (3o) = faw / fao, -of

Note that conjugations marked as "B" are used when the verb's subject isn't a living blob (blobs are actual living beings, go google it) or a living animal. They're used when talking about a dead person, a dead animal/blob, or any living (fungi, plants) or inanimate object.

When you don't need to insist on a verb's pronoun, do not put it around the verb. Example :

Lipo blut = I drink blood

Me/Hi lipo blut = I'm the one who drinks blood

Try conjugating these verbs as indicated :

3o - Darar  |  3p - Darar  |  3s - Matzar  |  1s - Cevalar

When making progressive, conjugate "star" (to be) in the right way, followed by the progressive verb, with -ant instead of -ar. If the pronoun is plural, replace -ant with -ünt.

Example :

I drink blood = lipo blut.

I'm drinking blood = sto lipant blut.

Composed past is used to express an action that has been accomplished. It is formed in the same way as the progressive, except "star" is replaced by "har", the "have" form used only for composed past, and "-ant"/"-ünt" is replaced by "-ert" (this one doesn't change, even when the verb's object is plural).

Example :

I have killed = ho ucanert

I have killed a moth = ho ucanert falena

I have killed two moths = ho ucanert dex falenü

Now, to express time, mood or aspect in a conjugated verb, you can add any "verb extension". You can also add several to make the verb more complex or untranslatable and impossible to understand. Here are the moods/times/aspects you can just add on a verb's ending :

Past = -rt, -ert

Future = -ra

Imperative (must, shall, need to, have to, gotta, should) = -(i)l, -(i)k, -(i)lk

Narrative = -i, -y

Habitual = -is, -s

Conditional (would) = -wa

Example :

John is an asshole = Jon sta vasini

John isn't an asshole = Jon ne sta vasini

John will be an asshole = Jon stetra vasini

John is usually an asshole = Jon stas vasini

Now try to conjugate these simple sentences from English to Fengati :

You are an asshole  |  A moth is usually an asshole  |  This (źa) moth was an asshole  |  John used to drink blood

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