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Ekanish Class #2
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Today’s class will focus on verbs.
This public article was written by [Deactivated User], and last updated on 14 May 2019, 11:50. Editing of this article is shared with The Conlang Academy.

[comments] [history] Today, we will focus on verbs in Ekanish and their various forms. Although we will not talk about the past or future tenses, you are free to take a look at the grammar tables that I have made. Verb forms in Ekanish are basically simplified versions of their Spanish equivalents (although the actual endings are different, because Ekanish is also derived from English).

There are a few different types of verbs, which each have a specific ending. -ur verbs are the simplest, with no stem changes. Verb endings (that replace the “ur”) are as follows:

SingularPlural
First Person-o-ótosó
Second Person-ut-ónesó
Third Person-ud-ósyuwó


Singular/Plural and First/Second/Third Person refer to the subject, the doer of the action. Here is a table that shows which forms correspond to what Ekanish pronouns:

SingularPlural
First Personyiwótosó
Second Personyutyónesó
Third Personayo’ud/aya’ud/ayi’udlósyó


Note that the third person singular pronoun used changes depending on gender. If you are having problems remembering the verb endings, it helps to know the pronouns, because they are very similar. Also, remember that all regular nouns are third person singular. Stem-changing verbs in Spanish can be unpredictable, but in Ekanish, the infinitive verb ending tells you if and how it is stem-changing. For example, “-er” verbs are the equivalent of “E to IE” verbs in Spanish; in Ekanish, it is “A to YA.” Conjugation also is slightly different. For third person endings and the second person singular ending, the leading vowel is changed to an “E”. A similiar thing happens to other stem-changing verbs. Basically, if the ending is “-*r,” the vowel you substitute is that “*.” Coming back to our example, “-er” verbs, here is that table of verb endings:

SingularPlural
First Person-o-ótosó
Second Person-et-ónesó
Third Person-ed-esyuwó


There is another type of verb that is very irregular. It is “-ar” verbs, and they follow a very different pattern. They are the irregular verbs of Ekanish, and include words like “to be,” which are conjugated very differently in Spanish, oftentimes having seemingly nothing to do with the root word. When conjugating them, use these endings:

SingularPlural
First Person-o’ím-árosó
Second Person-árto-áronó
Third Person-az-áronó


These can be tricky, so remember that you can always refer to this article or the grammar tables. If you want to find out which stem-change corresponds to which ending, take a peek at the grammar tables.


Now that you have a basic handle on verbs, you need to answer a few questions to check if you understand. You will be given a subject in bold and a (verb) to conjugate in parentheses. Keep in mind that there are multiple ways to indicate plural subjects, and that regular nouns are third person singular.

yut (desasur)  
wótosó (vogar)  
ayo’ud (hanger)  
yut en yi (morbur)  
lo ciholo (koŕunur)  
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