Jan 2003

Vyetv -- infinitive "to go" (One only to go, leave)

Singular:

Present (happening now)

Immediate Past (between the last few minutes and last night) : 1^st PAST

Note the "h," an infixed breath marker. It is the sound denoting this tense in most verbs. Be sure you pronounce this letter clearly. . . with breath escaping.

1^st – vhyis

2^nd – vhyetskes

3^rd – vhyes

Middle or Recent Past (a couple of days to a few months ago) : 2^nd PAST

1^st – vyiyvnks

2^nd – vyetskvnks

3^rd – vyvnks

Distant Past (happened 5 or 6 years ago up to last year) : 3^rd PAST

1^st – vyimvts

2^nd – vyetskemvts

3^rd – vyemvts

Remote Past (decades ago all the way back to creation) : 5^th or ANCIENT PAST

Immediate Future (definitely happens right after "now") : 1^st FUTURE

1^st – vyvranis

2^nd – vyvranetskes

3^rd – vyvranes

General Future (less immediate--intended but not certain) : 2^nd FUTURE

Singular:

Present (happening now)

Immediate Past: Note the infixed "h." 1^st PAST

1^st – vhyiyv?

2^nd – vhyetskv?

3^rd – vhyv?

Recent or Middle Past: 2^nd PAST

1^st – vyiyvnkv?

2^nd – vyetskvnkv?

3^rd – vyvnkv?

Distant Past: 3^rd PAST

1^st – vyimvtv?

2^nd – vyetskemvtv?

3^rd – vyemvtv?

Remote or Ancient Past : 5^th PAST

1^st – vyvranisyv?

2^nd – vyvranetskv?

3^rd – vyvranv?

General Future (less immediate, intended to happen but not certain) : 2^nd FUTURE

These same "question" endings can be worn by "Ometv" or any Type 1 verb.

Hecv? Does s/he see? Naken yvhiket omv? What's he singing? Kerretckv?