Non-finite verb forms

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Reyzadren
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Re: Non-finite verb forms

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:con: griuskant (without the conscript)

tridai sed jaeiza trida.
/'tridai 'səd 'dʒeiza 'trida/
sleep-V-A cat like-V sleep-V
The sleeping cat likes to sleep.

vosk skuya flema sed.
/'vɔsk 'skuja 'fləma 'səd/
dog like-V smell-V cat
The dog likes to smell the cat.
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Re: Non-finite verb forms

Post by Odkidstr »

My current conlang doesn't have a name yet. Also it's still very much in it's beginnings, but I should be able to translate the below with the only inaccuracy being how I handle "sleeping" in the first sentence, as I haven't decided to handle that yet (I suppose I could use a relative clause, or maybe you can use infinitives for this?). Also I haven't totally decided on phonology. Right now I've allowed virtually every sound and then some; I originally tried to restrict labials, but then ended up doing what I wanted, so the phonolgy is probably typical of an English conlanger.

So al-i huhu-i antu huhu-m
[so al.i hu.hu.i an.tʰu hu.hum]
DEF cat-Nom sleep-Nom.Adj enjoy sleep-INF

The sleeping cat likes to sleep.


So honz-i antu nnantis sam so al-on
[so hənz.i an.tʰu ɳan.tʰis sam so al-ən]
DEF dog-Nom enjoy smell INF DEF cat-Acc

The dog likes to smell the cat.
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