User:Najahho/High Valyrian Verb Conjugation
This page covers High Valyrian verb conjugation, specifically the unambiguously inflectional categories of tense, voice, and mood. For the verbal prefixes which straddle the line between inflection and derivation, see High Valyrian Verbal Prefixes.
Verb classes
There are two basic types of regular verb in High Valyrian:
- "Consonant final" verbs (sometimes called "athematic" "consonant-stem" verbs)
- "Vowel final" verbs (sometimes called "thematic" or "a-stem," "e-stem" etc. verbs)
Each of these can be divided into different sub-classes.
This will be discussed in more detail in the descriptions of the individual tenses.
Time and aspect
Notice that HV verb tenses seem to follow a pattern, which might be interpreted as a combination of "time" and "aspect":
Basic aspect | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect | |
---|---|---|---|
Present time | jaelza | jaelilza | jēldas |
Past time | — | jaeliles | jēldes |
Timeless | jaelis | — | jēldis |
Which is to say:
Basic aspect | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect | |
---|---|---|---|
Present time | Present | Future | Perfect |
Past time | — | Imperfect | Pluperfect |
Timeless | Aorist | — | Past Habitual |
Present Active
The present tense is most commonly used for things that are happening right now. Unlike the English present tense, it is not generally used for "timeless" actions (e.g. "I speak Valyrian"), or general truths (e.g. "One plus one is two"); these generally go in the Aorist instead.
It is worthwhile to treat the present indicative and subjunctive separately, although we will not be doing this for most other tenses.
Indicative
Consonant-final and vowel-final verbs each have their own complications for the present indicative.
Consonant final
The basic endings are as follows:
Singular | Plural | |
---|---|---|
1 | -an | -i |
2 | -ā | -āt |
3 | -za, -sa, -as | -zi, -si, -is |
The third person forms, singular and plural, are the only complication. Historically, the original form was *-s, eventually becoming -za and then, in some cases -as.[1] The -za is older, but by the time High Valyrian was canonized in its classical form, -as had gained enough ground to be on roughly equal footing. This trend would continue, and by the time we reach AV, -as (and its V-fin. equivalents) is nearly universal (the sole exception being irregular verbs, like sa and eza).
As things stand in Classical High Valyrian, which ending is to be used essentially depends on the final consonant of the stem. In many cases either form may be used.
- After a liquid (except lj), -za must be used.
- After a voiceless stop, -sa is usual. -as may also be used, but it is non-standard.
- After a nasal (except ñ), either -za or -as may be used. They are approximately equal in acceptability.
- A verb that ends in a nasal also has the option of conjugating like emagon. That is, in the third person the n is dropped in front of the z, with the preceding vowel lengthened in compensation. But this is very unusual, except in the case of emagon and verbs derived from it.[1]
- After a voiced stop, -as is usual. -za may also be used, but it is non-standard.[2]
- After a fricative, semivowel, or consonant cluster, -as is mandatory.
- The palatal resonants, that is lj and ñ, are mostly treated as consonant clusters.[3] Thus, morghūljas (as opposed to ilza), gūrēñas (as opposed to simonza). Note, however, that the i of the plural form causes the resonant to lose its palatalization, resulting in forms like morghūlis and gūrēnis (which happen to be identical to the 3s aorist forms).
In sum:
Final Consonant | Liquids | Voiceless Stops | Nasals | Voiced Stops | Fricatives | Palatal Resonants | Consonant Clusters | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
l | r | p | t | k | q | m | n | b | d | g | h | s | z | gh | v | j | ñ | lj | ||
-za or -sa | -za mandatory | -sa regular | -za acceptable | -za non-standard | — | |||||||||||||||
-as | — | -as non-standard | -as acceptable | -as regular | -as mandatory | |||||||||||||||
Notes | Forms with compensatory lengthening may also occur, but are only regular for emagon (ēza) |
|
jaelagon "to want" |
epagon "to ask for" |
sēnagon "to kill" |
derēbagon "to gather" |
pāsagon "to trust" |
verdagon "to arrange" |
morghūljagon "to die" | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1s | jaelan | epan | sēnan | derēban | pāsan | verdan | morghūljan |
2s | jaelā | epā | sēnā | derēbā | pāsā | verdā | morghūljā |
3s | jaelza — |
epsa (epas) |
sēnza (sēza) sēnas |
(derēbza) derēbas |
— pāsas |
— verdas |
— morghūljas |
1pl | jaeli | epi | sēni | derēbi | pāsi | verdi | morghūli |
2pl | jaelāt | epāt | sēnāt | derēbāt | pāsāt | verdāt | morghūljāt |
3pl | jaelzi — |
epsi (epis) |
sēnzi (sēzi) sēnis |
(derēbzi) derēbis |
— pāsis |
— verdis |
— morghūlis |
Vowel-final
Vowel-final verbs are comparatively simple here: we get the "reversed" endings in the singular, but the vowel is replaced by that of the stem. Furthermore, the 1pl form is ī instead of i.
On the other hand, the infinitive of an a-stem vowel-final verb is identical to that of a consonant-final verb (e.g. ep·agon "to ask for," vs. penda·gon "to wonder.) So it is impossible to tell these two apart from the infinitive alone.
ilimagon "to mourn" |
ōregon "to hold" |
sindigon "to buy" |
nektogon "to cut" |
bardugon "to write" | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1s | iliman | ōren | sindin | nekton | bardun |
2s | ilimā | ōrē | sindī | nektō | bardū |
3s | ilimas | ōres | sindis | nektos | bardus |
1pl | ilimī | ōrī | sindī | nektī | bardī |
2pl | ilimāt | ōrēt | sindīt | nektōt | bardūt |
3pl | ilimasi | ōresi | sindisi | nektosi | bardusi |
Irregular
sagon "to be" |
emagon "to have" |
jagon "to go" | |
---|---|---|---|
1s | iksan | eman | jān |
2s | iksā | emā | jā |
3s | issa | ēza | is |
1pl | iksi | emi | jī |
2pl | iksāt | emāt | jāt |
3pl | issi | ēzi | isi |
Subjunctive
The basic endings for the present subjunctive are very similar to the present active of o-stems—compare the forms of nektogon, above:
Singular | Plural | |
---|---|---|
1 | -on | -oty |
2 | -ō | -ōt |
3 | -os | -osy |
Note, though, that the 1pl and 3pl are surprisingly different.
Consonant final
The consonant-final conjugation is somewhat simpler in the subjunctive, as there is no variation in the third person forms:
jaelagon "to want" |
epagon "to ask for" |
sēnagon "to kill" |
derēbagon "to gather" |
pāsagon "to trust" |
verdagon "to arrange" |
morghūljagon "to die" | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1s | jaelon | epon | sēnon | derēbon | pāson | verdon | morghūljon |
2s | jaelō | epō | sēnō | derēbō | pāsō | verdō | morghūljō |
3s | jaelos | epos | sēnos | derēbos | pāsos | verdos | morghūljos |
1pl | jaeloty | epoty | sēnoty | derēboty | pāsoty | verdoty | morghūljoty |
2pl | jaelōt | epōt | sēnōt | derēbōt | pāsōt | verdōt | morghūljōt |
3pl | jaelosy | eposy | sēnosy | derēbosy | pāsosy | verdosy | morghūljosy |
Vowel-final
Vowel-final verbs are slightly more complicated in the subjunctive, because they require both their stem-vowel, and the o of the ending:
ilimagon "to mourn" |
ōregon "to hold" |
sindigon "to buy" |
nektogon "to cut" |
bardugon "to write" | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1s | ilimaon | ōrion | sindion | nektvon | bardvon |
2s | ilimaō | ōriō | sindiō | nektvō | bardvō |
3s | ilimaos | ōrios | sindios | nektvos | bardvos |
1pl | ilimaoty | ōrioty | sindioty | nektvoty | bardvoty |
2pl | ilimaōt | ōriōt | sindiōt | nektvōt | bardvōt |
3pl | ilimaosy | ōriosy | sindiosy | nektvosy | bardvosy |
Irregular
Emagon and jagon are essentially regular in the present subjunctive. Only sagon is truly irregular.
sagon "to be" |
emagon "to have" |
jagon "to go" | |
---|---|---|---|
1s | ikson | emon | jon |
2s | iksō | emō | jō |
3s | iksos | emos | jos |
1pl | soty | emoty | joty |
2pl | iksōt | emōt | jōt |
3pl | sosy | emosy | josy |
Participle
The present active participle is a class II adjective ending in -re -rior:
Consonant-final | Vowel-final | Irregular | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
jaelagon "to want" |
ilimagon "to mourn" |
ōregon "to hold" |
sindigon "to buy" |
nektogon "to cut" |
bardugon "to write" |
sagon "to be" | |
Lunar/Solar | jaelare | ilimare | ōrere | sindire | nektore | bardure | issare |
Terrestrial/aquatic | jaelarior | ilimarior | ōrerior | sindirior | nektorior | bardurior | issarior |
Imperative
All imperative forms are stressed on the final syllable.
For consonant-final verbs the regular imperative ending is -ās, pl. -ātās. Vowel-final verbs replace the ā with the long form of their stem vowel:
Consonant-final | Vowel-final | Irregular | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
jaelagon "to want" |
ilimagon "to mourn" |
ōregon "to hold" |
sindigon "to buy" |
nektogon "to cut" |
bardugon "to write" |
sagon "to be" | |
Singular | jaelās | ilimās | ōrēs | sindīs | nektōs | bardūs | sās |
Plural | jaelātās | ilimātās | ōrētēs | sindītīs | nektōtōs | bardūtūs | sātās[4] |
Special expressions
Negative commands are not expressed with the imperative, but with the infinitive + daor. Thus "Write!" is bardūs, but "Do not write!" is bardugon daor.
Simlarly, it appears that the "first person plural imperative" is supplied by the "permissive command" construction: in other words īlot plus the infinitive:
[5]Sesīr īlot jagon!—Now let us go!
"Third person commands" are expressed by a vocative, followed by an infinitive:
- Dohaerirus māzigon!—May a slave come!
Passive
The present is the only tense for which we have a full paradigm, but the endings are likely similar in all tenses:
Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
1 | verdaks | verdaksi[6] | verdoks | verdoksy |
2 | verdāks | verdāks | verdōks | verdōks |
3 | verdaks | verdaksi[6] | verdoks | verdoksy |
Notice that in the passive many forms repeat: whereas the active has a different form for each person and number, the passive distinguishes only a few.
The present passive infinitive is verdakson. There is no present passive participle.
Aorist
The aorist of consonant-final verbs is formed by adding a i to the stem, causing the conjugation to look very similar to that of sindigon (the endings are, however, slightly different; see below). For vowel-final verbs, the suffix is, instead, ssi.
Consonant-final | Vowel-final | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
jaelagon "to want" |
ilimagon "to mourn" |
ōregon "to hold" |
sindigon "to buy" |
nektogon "to cut" |
bardugon "to write" | |
1s | jaelin | ilimassin | ōressin | sindissin | nektossin | bardussin |
2s | jaelia | ilimassia | ōressia | sindissia | nektossia | bardussia |
3s | jaelis | ilimassis | ōressis | sindissis | nektossis | bardussis |
1pl | jaelī | ilimassī | ōressī | sindissī | nektossī | bardussī |
2pl | jaeliat | ilimassiat | ōressiat | sindissiat | nektossiat | bardussiat |
3pl | jaelisi | ilimassi | ōressi | sindissi | nektossi | bardussi |
The subjunctive is similar, but with endings in u:
Consonant-final | Vowel-final | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
jaelagon "to want" |
ilimagon "to mourn" |
ōregon "to hold" |
sindigon "to buy" |
nektogon "to cut" |
bardugon "to write" | |
1s | jaelun | ilimassun | ōressun | sindissun | nektossun | bardussun |
2s | jaelua | ilimassua | ōressua | sindissua | nektossua | bardussua |
3s | jaelus | ilimassus | ōressus | sindissus | nektossus | bardussus |
1pl | jaeluty | ilimassuty | ōressuty | sindissuty | nektossuty | bardussuty |
2pl | jaeluat | ilimassuat | ōressuat | sindissuat | nektossuat | bardussuat |
3pl | jaelusy[7] | ilimassusy | ōressusy | sindissusy | nektossusy | bardussusy |
The aorist of sagon is almost never used—it is high-register, and possibly even pedantic,[8] and is nearly always replaced by the present tense. It does, however, exist:
Indicative | Subjunctive | |
---|---|---|
1s | iksin | iksun |
2s | sia | sua |
3s | iksis | iksus |
1pl | siti | suty |
2pl | siat | suat |
3pl | sisi | susy |
The indicative forms given here are certain,[9] but the subjunctive is specuative.
The aorist infinitive is formed as you might expect, e.g. jaeligon, ȳdrassigon. The aorist participle is slighly more complicated, being -ire for vowel stems, and -je for vowel stems:
Consonant-final | Vowel-final | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
jaelagon "to want" |
ilimagon "to mourn" |
ōregon "to hold" |
sindigon "to buy" |
nektogon "to cut" |
bardugon "to write" | |
Lunar/Solar | jaelire | ilimaje | ōreje | sindije | nektoje | barduje |
Terrestrial/Aquatic | jaelirior | ilimajior | ōrejior | sindijior | nektojior | bardujior |
Passive
Thus far, most of the simple passives we've seen happen to be aorists:
- 1s aor pass ind: Nykēlo syt ūndon daor luo valzȳro ñoghossi ōressiks "I find myself held by the arms of a husband I never expected to have," zāliks "I'm burned."
- 3s aor pass ind: valar ipradiks "all men must be eaten."
- 3pl aor pass subj is probably represented by DJP's typo[10] Morghot nēdyssy sesīr zūguksy azantys vestras, which might possibly mean "The knight says that even brave men are feared for/at death."
On analogy to the perfect passive, it is likely that the second person form is *verdiaks.
Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
1 | verdiks | verdiksi[6] | verduks | verduksy |
2 | verdiaks | verdiaks | verduaks | verduaks |
3 | verdiks | verdiksi[6] | verduks | verduksy |
The aorist passive infinitive is verdiakson.
The Aorist Passive Participle[11] takes the form jaeliarza (adj. I; cf. jorrāeliarza "dear," raqiarza "beloved.")
Imperfect
The imperfect is marked by the suffix -ile- in the indicative and -ilo- in the subjunctive. When a vowel-final verb takes this suffix, the stem-vowel coalesces with the i to produce a long vowel: in the case of a-stems and o-stems, this vowel is ē. In all others it's ī. Note as well the 1pl -ilin. Other than these small complications, the imperfect is very regular.
The imperfect is used to indicate action in progress, especially when setting the scene for a more instantaneous action in the perfect It can generally be translated with a "was {verb}ing" construction in English. Unlike many languages, the High Valyrian imperfect cannot be used to express habitual action. For this, use the Past Habitual instead.
Consonant-final | Vowel-final | Irregular | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
jaelagon "to want" |
ilimagon "to mourn" |
ōregon "to hold" |
sindigon "to buy" |
nektogon "to cut" |
bardugon "to write" |
sagon "to be" |
emagon "to have | ||
1s | jaelilen | ilimēlen | ōrīlen | sindīlen | nektēlen | bardīlen | īlen | emilen | |
2s | jaelilē | ilimēlē | ōrīlē | sindīlē | nektēlē | bardīlē | īlē | emilē | |
3s | jaeliles | ilimēles | ōrīles | sindīles | nektēles | bardīles | īles | emiles | |
1pl | jaelilin | ilimēlin | ōrīlin | sindīlin | nektēlin | bardīlin | īlin | emilin | |
2pl | jaelilēt | ilimēlēt | ōrīlēt | sindīlēt | nektēlēt | bardīlēt | īlēt | emilēt | |
3pl | jaelilis | ilimēlis | ōrīlis | sindīlis | nektēlis | bardīlis | īlis | emilis |
Likewise, the subjunctive:
Consonant-final | Vowel-final | Irregular | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
jaelagon "to want" |
ilimagon "to mourn" |
ōregon "to hold" |
sindigon "to buy" |
nektogon "to cut" |
bardugon "to write" |
sagon "to be" |
emagon "to have | ||
1s | jaelilon | ilimēlon | ōrīlon | sindīlon | nektēlon | bardīlon | īlon | emilon | |
2s | jaelilō | ilimēlō | ōrīlō | sindīlō | nektēlō | bardīlō | īlō | emilō | |
3s | jaelilos | ilimēlos | ōrīlos | sindīlos | nektēlos | bardīlos | īlos | emilos | |
1pl | jaeliloty | ilimēloty | ōrīloty | sindīloty | nektēloty | bardīloty | īloty | emiloty | |
2pl | jaelilōt | ilimēlōt | ōrīlōt | sindīlōt | nektēlōt | bardīlōt | īlōt | emilōt | |
3pl | jaelilosy | ilimēlosy | ōrīlosy | sindīlosy | nektēlosy | bardīlosy | īlosy | emilosy |
Passive
Our one imperfect passive form attested is zālileks "I was being burned."[12] From this we may surmise:
Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
1 | verdileks | verdiliks | verdiloks | verdiloksy |
2 | verdilēks | verdilēks | verdilōks | verdilōks |
3 | verdileks | verdiliks | verdiloks | verdiloksy |
Future
The future appears to be very similar to the imperfect, except that the endings are consonant-final instead of e-stem. Note in particular that in the 1s form, *-il·na assimilates to -inna. The future of sagon is known to be suppletive: kessa in the 3s ind,[13] and kesos in the 3s subj,[14] from which we me guess the rest of the paradigm
Consonant-final | Vowel-final | Irregular | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
jaelagon "to want" |
ilimagon "to mourn" |
ōregon "to hold" |
sindigon "to buy" |
nektogon "to cut" |
bardugon "to write" |
sagon "to be" |
emagon "to have | ||
1s | jaelinna | ilimēnna | ōrīnna | sindīnna | nektēnna | bardīnna | kesan | eminna | |
2s | jaelilā | ilimēlā | ōrīlā | sindīlā | nektēlā | bardīlā | kesā | emilā | |
3s | jaelilza | ilimēlza | ōrīlza | sindīlza | nektēlza | bardīlza | kessa | emilza | |
1pl | jaelili | ilimēli | ōrīli | sindīli | nektēli | bardīli | kesi | emili | |
2pl | jaelilāt | ilimēlāt | ōrīlāt | sindīlāt | nektēlāt | bardīlāt | kesāt | emilāt | |
3pl | jaelilzi | ilimēlzi | ōrīlzi | sindīlzi | nektēlzi | bardīlzi | kessi | emilzi |
The future subjunctive appears to be formed off the stem-vowel u. The 1s -un, and 3s -us are certain, the rest surmised.
Consonant-final | Vowel-final | Irregular | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
jaelagon "to want" |
ilimagon "to mourn" |
ōregon "to hold" |
sindigon "to buy" |
nektogon "to cut" |
bardugon "to write" |
sagon "to be" |
emagon "to have | ||
1s | jaelilun | ilimēlun | ōrīlun | sindīlun | nektēlun | bardīlun | keson | emilun | |
2s | jaelilū | ilimēlū | ōrīlū | sindīlū | nektēlū | bardīlū | kesō | emilū | |
3s | jaelilus | ilimēlus | ōrīlus | sindīlus | nektēlus | bardīlus | kesos | emilus | |
1pl | jaeluty | ilimēluty | ōrīluty | sindīluty | nektēluty | bardīluty | kesoty | emiluty | |
2pl | jaelilūt | ilimēlūt | ōrīlūt | sindīlūt | nektēlūt | bardīlūt | kesōt | emilūt | |
3pl | jaelilusy | ilimēlusy | ōrīlusy | sindīlusy | nektēlusy | bardīlusy | kesosy | emilusy |
Future participles, and are formed exactly as the present participle is, e.g. jaelilare "going to want, about to want." There does not appear to be a future infinitive.[15] The future imperative seems to be formed like the present imperative: idērēbilātas "you (pl.) shall choose."
Passive
The future passive is not attested, except for zālilaks "I will have been burned," and the participle (see below), but on that basis, we can reconstruct the following paradigm with some certainty:
Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
1 | verdilaks | verdiliks | verdiluks | verdiluksy |
2 | verdilāks | verdilāks | verdilūks | verdilūks |
3 | verdilaks | verdiliks | verdiluks | verdiluksy |
It is not certain if the gloss "I will have been burned" should be taken to mean that the passive has a future-perfect sense that the active does not.
The participle is verdilaksa (adj. I). Although it most literally means something like "which will be done," it often has broader uses, as attested by liorilaksa "to be sold (i.e. for sale)" and the nominalized gaomilaksir "that which is to be done (i.e. mission)."
Perfect
The perfect is formed off a different stem from the present (though it is generally formed from the present stem with t added to the end.) It is generally better to memorize the perfect stem along with the present stem, rather than trying to predict it, as it is so unpredictable.
Nevertheless, here are some rules of thumb:
- Vowel-final verbs are usually very predictable: simply add -t- to the final vowel. E.g. pryjagon → pryjatan, angogon → angotan and so on. On the other hand, māzigon → māstan.
- Consonant-final verbs are much more complex.
- If the present stem ends with a consonant cluster, the perfect is regularly -etan,[16] with an epenthetic e: vestragon → vestretan. On the other hand, verdagon → vettan, umbagon → umptan.
- If the present stem ends in a nasal, the perfect will usually be in -ntan: gaomagon → gōntan, gūrēñagon → gūrēntan
- However, emagon, and verbs derived from it, use -ēdan instead.
- If the present stem ends in a liquid, the perfect will usually be a simple -tan (with lj becoming a simple l): dohaeragon → dohaertan, morghūljagon → morghūltan. On the other hand, jaelagon → jēldan.
- ** If the present stem ends in t or d, the perfect will be in -ttan: ipradagon → iprattan, vāedagon → vāettan.
- If the present stem ends in k, the perfect will also be in -ttan:[17] jehikagon → jehittan, sikagon → sittan. This appears to be true for q as well: raqagon → rattan.
- If the present stem ends in b (as many do!) then the perfect will be in -ptan: derēbagon → derēptan, rȳbagon → rȳptan
- If the present stem ends in s or z, then the perfect will be in -stan: pāsagon → pāstan, brōzagon → brōstan.
- If the present ends in gh, j, or v (or if the verb is derived from emagon), the perfect will end in -dan, and the stem vowel will usually be lengthened: leghagon → lēdan, tyvagon → tȳdan. But rijagon → riddan, with a double d and short i.
These rules, however, are just tendencies and should not be taken as absolute.
Consonant-final | Vowel-final | Irregular | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
derēbagon "to gather" |
epagon "to ask for" |
verdagon "to arrange" |
jaelagon "to want" |
morghūljagon "to die" |
ilimagon "to mourn" |
ōregon "to hold" |
sindigon "to buy" |
nektogon "to cut" |
bardugon "to write" |
sagon "to be" |
jagon "to go" |
emagon "to have" | |
1s | derēptan | eptan | vettan | jēldan | morghūltan | ilimatan | ōretan | sinditan | nektotan | bardutan | istan | ēdan | |
2s | derēptā | eptā | vettā | jēldā | morghūltā | ilimatā | ōretā | sinditā | nektotā | bardutā | istā | ēdā | |
3s | derēptas | eptas | vettas | jēldas | morghūltas | ilimatas | ōretas | sinditas | nektotas | bardutas | istas | ēdas | |
1pl | derēpti | epti | vetti | jēldi | morghūlti | ilimati | ōreti | sinditi | nektoti | barduti | isti | ēdi | |
2pl | derēptāt | eptāt | vettāt | jēldāt | morghūltāt | ilimatāt | ōretāt | sinditāt | nektotāt | bardutāt | istāt | ēdāt | |
3pl | derēptis | eptis | vettis | jēldis | morghūltis | ilimatis | ōretis | sinditis | nektotis | bardutis | istis | ēdis |
The subjunctive of the perfect doubles as the pluperfect subjunctive. It is as follows:
Consonant-final | Vowel-final | Irregular | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
derēbagon "to gather" |
epagon "to ask for" |
verdagon "to arrange" |
jaelagon "to want" |
morghūljagon "to die" |
ilimagon "to mourn" |
ōregon "to hold" |
sindigon "to buy" |
nektogon "to cut" |
bardugon "to write" |
sagon "to be" |
jagon "to go" |
emagon "to have" | |
1s | derēpton | epton | vetton | jēldon | morghūlton | ilimaton | ōreton | sinditon | nektoton | barduton | iston | ēdon | |
2s | derēptō | eptō | vettō | jēldō | morghūltō | ilimatō | ōretō | sinditō | nektotō | bardutō | istō | ēdō | |
3s | derēptos | eptos | vettos | jēldos | morghūltos | ilimatos | ōretos | sinditos | nektotos | bardutos | istos | ēdos | |
1pl | derēptoty | eptoty | vettoty | jēldoty | morghūltoty | ilimatoty | ōretoty | sinditoty | nektototy | bardutoty | istoty | ēdoty | |
2pl | derēptōt | eptōt | vettōt | jēldōt | morghūltōt | ilimatōt | ōretōt | sinditōt | nektotōt | bardutōt | istōt | ēdōt | |
3pl | derēptosy | eptosy | vettosy | jēldosy | morghūltosy | ilimatosy | ōretosy | sinditosy | nektotosy | bardutosy | istosy | ēdosy |
The perfect infinitive ("to have gathered," etc.) is formed from the perfect stem, plus the usual -agon ending: derēptagon, ōretagon etc. The single perfect participle is normally analyzed as a passive form, although it sometimes has an active meaning.
Passive
There is a simple perfect form in HV,[18] and this is represented by zāltaks "I was burned"[12] sittāks "you were born" (which would make this 2s perf.pass.ind.), from which we might reconstruct a paradigm something like this:
Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
1 | vettaks | vettaksi[6] | vettoks | vettoksy |
2 | vettāks | vettāks | vettōks | vettōks |
3 | vettaks | vettaksi[6] | vettoks | vettoksy |
The same thought may also be expressed periphrastically by means of the perfect participle with a form of sagon, as in keliton issa "is ended."[18]
The perfect passive infinitive is vettakson.
Perfect Participle
The perfect participle (also called the "Perfect Passive Participle" or "Perfect Absolutive Participle") is perfect in tense, but its effective meaning varies from passive, for transitive verbs (e.g. barduta "written, having been written"), to active, for intransitive verbs (e.g. ēdruta "having slept".)[19] In form the perfect participle is a simple class I adjective formed off the perfect stem:
Consonant-final | Vowel-final | Irregular | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
derēbagon "to gather" |
epagon "to ask for" |
verdagon "to arrange" |
jaelagon "to want" |
morghūljagon "to die" |
ilimagon "to mourn" |
ōregon "to hold" |
sindigon "to buy" |
nektogon "to cut" |
bardugon "to write" |
sagon "to be" |
jagon "to go" |
emagon "to have" | |
Lunar | derēpta | epta | vetta | jēlda | morghūlta | ilimata | ōreta | sindita | nektota | barduta | ista | ēda | |
Solar | derēptys | eptys | vettys | jēldys | morghūltys | ilimatys | ōretys | sinditys | nektotys | bardutys | istys | ēdys | |
Terrestrial | derēpton | epton | vetton | jēldon | morghūlton | ilimaton | ōreton | sinditon | nektoton | barduton | iston | ēdon | |
Aquatic | derēptor | eptor | vettor | jēldor | morghūltor | ilimator | ōretor | sinditor | nektotor | bardutor | istor | ēdor |
Past Habitual
The "Past Habitual" tense,[20] is used to indicate things that were true over a period of time, and may frequently be translated with a "used to" form in English. It is in form an aorist based off of the perfect stem, except for the 3pl form, which is -isi, making it distinct from the perfect and pluperfect equivalents.
Consonant-final | Vowel-final | Irregular | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
derēbagon "to gather" |
epagon "to ask for" |
verdagon "to arrange" |
jaelagon "to want" |
morghūljagon "to die" |
ilimagon "to mourn" |
ōregon "to hold" |
sindigon "to buy" |
nektogon "to cut" |
bardugon "to write" |
sagon "to be" |
jagon "to go" |
emagon "to have" | |
1s | derēptin | eptin | vettin | jēldin | morghūltin | ilimatin | ōretin | sinditin | nektotin | bardutin | istin | ēdin | |
2s | derēptia | eptia | vettia | jēldia | morghūltia | ilimatia | ōretia | sinditia | nektotia | bardutia | istia | ēdia | |
3s | derēptis | eptis | vettis | jēldis | morghūltis | ilimatis | ōretis | sinditis | nektotis | bardutis | istis | ēdis | |
1pl | derēpti? | epti? | vetti? | jēldi | morghūlti? | ilimati? | ōreti? | sinditi? | nektoti? | barduti? | isti? | ēdi? | |
2pl | derēptiat | eptiat | vettiat | jēldiat | morghūltiat | ilimatiat | ōretiat | sinditiat | nektotiat | bardutiat | istiat | ēdiat | |
3pl | derēptisi | eptisi | vettisi | jēldisi | morghūltisi | ilimatisi | ōretisi | sinditisi | nektotisi | bardutisi | istisi | ēdisi |
Subjunctive:
Consonant-final | Vowel-final | Irregular | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
derēbagon "to gather" |
epagon "to ask for" |
verdagon "to arrange" |
jaelagon "to want" |
morghūljagon "to die" |
ilimagon "to mourn" |
ōregon "to hold" |
sindigon "to buy" |
nektogon "to cut" |
bardugon "to write" |
sagon "to be" |
jagon "to go" |
emagon "to have" | |
1s | derēptun | eptun | vettun | jēldun | morghūltun | ilimatun | ōretun | sinditun | nektotun | bardutun | istun | ēdun | |
2s | derēptua | eptua | vettua | jēldua | morghūltua | ilimatua | ōretua | sinditua | nektotua | bardutua | istua | ēdua | |
3s | derēptus | eptus | vettus | jēldus | morghūltus | ilimatus | ōretus | sinditus | nektotus | bardutus | istus | ēdus | |
1pl | derēptuty | eptuty | vettuty | jēlduty | morghūltuty | ilimatuty | ōretuty | sindituty | nektotuty | bardututy | istuty | ēduty | |
2pl | derēptuat | eptuat | vettuat | jēlduat | morghūltuat | ilimatuat | ōretuat | sindituat | nektotuat | bardutuat | istuat | ēduat | |
3pl | derēptusy | eptusy | vettusy | jēldusy | morghūltusy | ilimatusy | ōretusy | sinditusy | nektotusy | bardutusy | istusy | ēdusy |
The past-habitual active participle is formed with the suffix -tre (adj. II): derēptre, vettre and so on. There is no past-habitual infinitive.
Passive
Our one attestation is zāltiks "I used to be burned."[12]
Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
1 | vettiks | vettiksi[6] | vettuks | vettuksy |
2 | vettiaks | vettiaks | vettuaks | vettuaks |
3 | vettiks | vettiksi[6] | vettuks | vettuksy |
The past-habitual passive participle is formed with the suffix -tiarza (adj. I): derēptiarza, vettiarza and so on.
Pluperfect
The pluperfect is formed off the perfect stem, but with a thematic vowel of -e-. The subjunctive is identical to that of the perfect, and cannot be distinguished. The 3pl form of the indicative is also identical to the perfect.
Since the only forms we have attested are zālten and zālteks,[12] everything but the 1s form should be regarded as speculation.
Consonant-final | Vowel-final | Irregular | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
derēbagon "to gather" |
epagon "to ask for" |
verdagon "to arrange" |
jaelagon "to want" |
morghūljagon "to die" |
ilimagon "to mourn" |
ōregon "to hold" |
sindigon "to buy" |
nektogon "to cut" |
bardugon "to write" |
sagon "to be" |
jagon "to go" |
emagon "to have" | |
1s | derēpten | epten | vetten | jēlden | morghūlten | ilimaten | ōreten | sinditen | nektoten | barduten | isten | ēden | |
2s | derēptē | eptē | vettē | jēldē | morghūltē | ilimatē | ōretē | sinditē | nektotē | bardutē | istē | ēdē | |
3s | derēptes | eptes | vettes | jēldes | morghūltes | ilimates | ōretes | sindites | nektotes | bardutes | istes | ēdes | |
1pl | derēptin | eptin | vettin | jēldin | morghūltin | ilimatin | ōretin | sinditin | nektotin | bardutin | istin | ēdin | |
2pl | derēptēt | eptēt | vettēt | jēldēt | morghūltēt | ilimatēt | ōretēt | sinditēt | nektotēt | bardutēt | istēt | ēdēt | |
3pl | derēptis | eptis | vettis | jēldis | morghūltis | ilimatis | ōretis | sinditis | nektotis | bardutis | istis | ēdis |
The passive should be:
Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
1 | vetteks | vettiks | vettoks | vettoksy |
2 | vettēks | vettēks | vettōks | vettōks |
3 | vetteks | vettiks | vettoks | vettoksy |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
- DavidJPeterson: But you could also see other forms.
- DavidJPeterson: For example, just creating a nonce word: If you have madanagon, you might see madāza.
- Mad_Latinist: like emagon?!
- DavidJPeterson: That would be where those forms came from. :)
- Mad_Latinist: how do you mean? madanagon oesn't appear to be *derived* from emagon, so you must mean something else.
- DavidJPeterson: *ems > *emz > *emza > ēza.
- DavidJPeterson: In other words, that's why those forms are that way.
- DavidJPeterson: So if you had madanagon, you might see madāza for the same reason you see ēza.
- Mad_Latinist: OK, but they wound up becoming the set form for emagon, but an eccentric form for other verbs ending in a nasal?
- DavidJPeterson: Correct.
- —DJP, IRC 1/29/14
- ↑ Notice that Daenerys in particular seems to favor this:
- Se dāeri vali pōntālo syt gaomoti iderēbzi.—And free men make their own choices.
- DavidJPeterson: They are more archaic, but the thing is since they exist, they're available for use—or misuse, as the case may be. And recall that as a splinter group, their dialect is likely to remain *more* conservative, as they try to adhere to the original Valyrian ethos.
- —DJP, IRC 1/29/14
- Jemēle mērī sytilības.—It belongs to you and you alone.
- ↑ There are, however, some exceptions:
- "With the palatals, unless explicitly stated, you should basically treat them like a double consonant. Thus not ūnza, but ūñas; not morghūlza but morghūljas. That doesn't mean some won't be irregular; it just means that you should expect them to take the -Vs endings."
- —DJP, email, 1/31/14
- ↑ http://geekyconblr.tumblr.com/post/116039992144/this-might-be-the-coolest-special-guest
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Dedalvs/status/352348019221471233
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 http://www.dothraki.com/2015/01/asshekhqoyi-anni-save-save-save/#comment-83145
- ↑ Cf. zūgusy
- ↑ http://dedalvs.tumblr.com/post/84737612397/hi-ever-since-i-was-a-kid-i-wondered-if-it-was
- ↑ http://dedalvs.tumblr.com/post/91682702722/valar-morghulis-i-need-some-help-in-translating-a#comment-1483968427
- ↑ See the note at the bottom of Valar Dohaeris:
- [Edit: Bleh. I made a baby typo (should've been zūgusy not zūguksy, which is what it was originally. Unfortunately zūguksy is, in fact, a licit form of the verb, which was really throwing me for a loop, but it's also one letter off from the correct form in this case, so it was obviously just a typo (was probably looking at the wrong field).]
- ↑ http://dedalvs.tumblr.com/post/60283121214/hey-there-im-a-big-fan-of-your-works-i-was-wondering#comment-1032875052
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 http://dothraki.com/dl/ssc_got.pdf
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Dedalvs/status/465550610108923904
- ↑ http://dedalvs.tumblr.com/post/91382440334/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-passive-infinitive-in-high
- ↑ http://dedalvs.tumblr.com/post/91382440334/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-passive-infinitive-in
- ↑ DJP via IRC:
- DavidJPeterson: Vestret-
- DavidJPeterson: Or, in other words, vestragon is completely regular.
- ↑ cf. http://www.dothraki.com/2014/01/asshekhqoyi-anni-save-save/#comment-7010
- ↑ 18.0 18.1
- "For the title, it’s the copula and a participle to try to match the English construction (which, by today’s standards, is a bit antiquated). It could have been done quite simply with just a verb appropriately conjugated."
- —DJP on keliton issa as a translation of "is ended."
- ↑ http://www.dothraki.com/2013/06/some-more-high-valyrian-inflection/#comment-2035
- ↑ It is easy to conflate the terms "aorist" and "habitual"—even DJP himself does this on occasion.