Verbs

Braereth verbs can be divided into four basic categories, similar to the verbs of other Romance languages. Most verb infinitives end in -are, -ere, or -ire, and these make up the basis of the first three classes of regular verbs. The fourth category is kind of a junk-drawer of verbs that end in -ure and irregular verbs from the first three categories.

Regular Verbs

  -are Verbs -ere Verbs -ire Verbs
Infinitive: est-are
‘to stand’
iac-ere
‘to put’
dourm-ire
‘to sleep’
eou est-au iac-eu dourm-iu
tu est-aes iac-eis dourm-is
ilju/ilja est-ae iac-ei dourm-ith
nous est-amu iac-emu dourm-imu
vous est-ate iac-ete dourm-ite
iljis/iljes est-aen iac-ein dourm-in
Present Participle: est-ante iac-ente dourm-inte
Past Participle: est-ate iac-ete dourm-ite

Irregular Verbs

There are many, but here are a few of the most useful:

Infinitive: est-ere
‘to be’
abv-ere
‘to have’
ire
‘to go’
d-are*
‘to give’
eou seou aou vaou d-aou
tu eis aes vaes d-aes
ilju/ilja ei(th)** ae vae d-ae
nous seimu abv-emu i-mu d-amu
vous seite abv-ete i-te d-ate
iljis/iljes soun aun vaun d-aen
Present Participle: est-ente ante inte d-ante
Past Participle: est-e eute i-te d-ate

* Dare is not really irregular; it is just a single-letter stem, hence the first person singular present indicative has ‑aou instead of ‑au.

** Ei becomes eith before a following vowel.

A Note about Participles

When used as a verb (e.g. in compound verb tenses), the present and past participle forms end with ‑e (e.g. Estae dourmint‑e, ‘He is sleeping.’) But declines fully when used as an adjective: Eith un viru dourmint‑u, ‘He is a sleeping man.’