Verbal
Verbs conjugation are based on tense, subject, and time in day.
There are three verb tenses: past, present, and future. Aspects and mood are separately shown on adverbs, which can often be omitted. Verbs conjugate the same for present tense throughout the day.
In the following subsection, conjugations are grouped by the pronouns:
- te and mi each has its own conjugation
- vo: vo, yo and singular animate nouns
- yat: yat and singular inanimate nouns
- mite: seté, mite and chomí
- chovö: chovö and plural animate nouns
- boyät: boyät and plural inanimate nouns
When conjugate for singular subject, the first non-prefix vowel is umlauted if possible.
Infinitive
Infinitive verbs in Ravna have 3 possible endings:
- -yan: the "default" ending—as most verbs end in -yan, a new verb would also end in this.
- -vet: much fewer verbs has this ending, but all verbs having this ending are regular.
- -nis: only auxiliary verbs end in this, which are irregular, but it share some patterns with the other two endings. Time of the day also doesn't factor in how they are conjugated.
Morning
Morning is the time from sunrise to noon. A verb describing action starting in the morning is conjugated like below.
Example 1: fiyan (to live)
pronoun | present | past | future |
---|---|---|---|
te | fi | fiya | fiyo |
mi | fid | fida | fiyod |
vo | fiz | fiza | fiyoz |
yat | fir | fira | fiyor |
mite | fiyon | fiyona | fiyonq |
chovö | fison | fisona | fisonq |
boyät | filon | filona | filonq |
Example 2: karvet (to shine)
pronoun | present | past | future |
---|---|---|---|
te | kärvos | kärvo | kärvon |
mi | kärtos | kärto | kärton |
vo | kärzos | kärzo | kärzon |
yat | kärros | kärro | kärron |
mite | karvom | karova | karvas |
chovö | karsom | karosa | karsas |
boyät | karlom | karola | karlas |
Example 3: ponis (to be able, can)
pronoun | present | past | future |
---|---|---|---|
te | pö | pöra | pöron |
mi | pet | peta | petod |
vo | pas | pasa | pasoy |
yat | pir | pira | piror |
mite | pöron | pörona | pöronq |
chovö | pason | pasona | pasonq |
boyät | paron | parona | paronq |
Afternoon
Example 1: fiyan (to live)
pronoun | past | future |
---|---|---|
te | finey | fiye |
mi | fined | fiyed |
vo | finez | fiyez |
yat | finer | fiyer |
mite | fiyone | fiyenq |
chovö | fisone | fisenq |
boyät | firone | firenq |
Example 2: karvet (to shine)
pronoun | past | future |
---|---|---|
te | kärve | kärven |
mi | kärte | kärten |
vo | kärze | kärzen |
yat | kärre | kärren |
mite | karove | karves |
chovö | karose | karses |
boyät | karole | karles |
Night
Example 1: fiyan (to live)
pronoun | past | future |
---|---|---|
te | fin | finni |
mi | findi | fiyid |
vo | finzi | fiyiz |
yat | finri | fiyir |
mite | fiyne | fiyinq |
chovö | fisne | fisinq |
boyät | firne | firinq |
Example 2: karvet (to shine)
pronoun | past | future |
---|---|---|
te | kärvi | kärvin |
mi | kärti | kärtin |
vo | kärzi | kärzin |
yat | kärri | kärrin |
mite | karovi | karvis |
chovö | karosi | karsis |
boyät | karoli | karlis |