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)

pronounpresentpastfuture
tefifiyafiyo
mifidfidafiyod
vofizfizafiyoz
yatfirfirafiyor
mitefiyonfiyonafiyonq
chovöfisonfisonafisonq
boyätfilonfilonafilonq

Example 2: karvet (to shine)

pronounpresentpastfuture
tekärvoskärvokärvon
mikärtoskärtokärton
vokärzoskärzokärzon
yatkärroskärrokärron
mitekarvomkarovakarvas
chovökarsomkarosakarsas
boyätkarlomkarolakarlas

Example 3: ponis (to be able, can)

pronounpresentpastfuture
tepörapöron
mipetpetapetod
vopaspasapasoy
yatpirpirapiror
mitepöronpöronapöronq
chovöpasonpasonapasonq
boyätparonparonaparonq

Afternoon

Example 1: fiyan (to live)

pronounpastfuture
tefineyfiye
mifinedfiyed
vofinezfiyez
yatfinerfiyer
mitefiyonefiyenq
chovöfisonefisenq
boyätfironefirenq

Example 2: karvet (to shine)

pronounpastfuture
tekärvekärven
mikärtekärten
vokärzekärzen
yatkärrekärren
mitekarovekarves
chovökarosekarses
boyätkarolekarles

Night

Example 1: fiyan (to live)

pronounpastfuture
tefinfinni
mifindifiyid
vofinzifiyiz
yatfinrifiyir
mitefiynefiyinq
chovöfisnefisinq
boyätfirnefirinq

Example 2: karvet (to shine)

pronounpastfuture
tekärvikärvin
mikärtikärtin
vokärzikärzin
yatkärrikärrin
mitekarovikarvis
chovökarosikarsis
boyätkarolikarlis