Conjugation

- overview -

There are in CS:

3 numbers (sg, du, pl)

3 persons (1, 2, 3)

3 voices (P, Ā, Ps)

There are 5 main conjugation systems:

1) the primary system (Prim)

2) the causative system (C)

3) the desiderative system (Ds)

4) the intensive system (Int)

5) the denominative system (Den)

Besides these, there is also a few the higher order conjugations

All verbs take all persons and number except in a few singular exceptions

Not all of the voices, modes and tenses are allowed in these systems. The following tables sumarizes the situation.

Notation:

√ : formed from the root

X : formed via verb classes I - X

() : no full Paradigm are found, but occasional forms are

S : formed from a noun-stem

¹ Ā used in a Ps sense (esp. Pf)

² Prec

³ only 3/sg

^{1 R}Ao

²Periphrastic

¹-iṣ- Ao

²Periphrastic