Verbs & Tenses
Verb Formation
Most verbs are formed by adding -ol to a noun stem:
Volk → volkol
walk (n.) → to walk
Dyl → dylol
journey → to go
Tense System
Neelan has five primary tenses formed by changing the final vowel:
Present/Infinitive
-ol
dylol
"go/going"
Perfect
-él
dylel
"went"
Imperfect
-ál
dylal
"was going"
Future
-íl
dylil
"will go"
Conditional
-úl
dylul
"would go"
Continuous Tenses
Form continuous tenses by elongating the vowel (except imperfect):
Dylõl bey
"I am going"
Dylẽl bey
"I have been going"
Passive Voice
Change final 'l' to 'k' for passive voice:
Líféjok Adven uw* John
"The door was opened by John."
Auxiliary Verbs
Auxiliary verbs help express modality and are connected with a dash:
xamewg
to want
xarks
must / to have to
myz
can / to be able
ayban
to like
bads
to be allowed
Xamewg-vyl bey-l-Eyks
"I want to have the cat."
Xamewg-bads-vyl xntuq-Owh
"She wants to be allowed to have the dog."