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A brief analysis of the auxiliary
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The standard sentence in Ginic Enarun follows the structure SOV, and this practically never changes. Strict rules govern the form of the verb, depending on tense, person and mood. However, the verb on its own is not enough. As important as the verb is the auxiliary, also named “seregú” (lit. “the clasp”).

Seregú is most commonly made up of one syllable of two phonemes. It is located at the end of most sentences and is used to indicate both the aspect of the verb and the gender of the subject. It does so in the following way:

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d (simple)
l (continuous)
n (perfect)
s (imperfect)
ia (plural)
o (male)
e (female)
a (animate)
i (inanimate)

Example: ra fariún sarkiak lo. (I am writing in a book.)

As can be seen from the table, seregú in its simplest form can have up to 20 variants. The idea is that the consonant represents the verb component of the sentence, and the vowel represents the subject component, and that combining them closes off the sentence/clause. This is why it is referred to as seregú or “the clasp”.

However, situations do arise where there is no actual verb in the sentence, at which point seregú becomes the de facto verb, corresponding to some translations of the English “be”. In these cases, seregú takes on a suffix composed of another syllable of two phonemes. The letters of this suffix correspond to the tense and subject person, as shown below:

1234
d
l
n
s
ia
o
e
a
i
m (future)
k (present)
t (past)
a (first person)
ú (second person)
e (third person)

Example: tsú eník doke. (He is a man)

It’s important to note that the consonants in (3) change according to mood. The ones shown in the table are the consonants used in the Indicative mood. The other moods will be discussed in a later article.

Finally, seregú has one last variant used in Interrogative sentences. This is accomplished by using a suffix or infix, as dictated by the auxiliary’s form. This is demonstrated below:

12Q
d
l
n
s
ia
o
e
a
i

Example: tsú fariún sarkiet nená. (Did she write in the book?)

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d
l
n
s
ia
o
e
a
i
m
k
t
a
ú
e

Example: ex eleník denákú. (Are you a woman?)

These are the rules surrounding the use of seregú. In the next article, we will examine how verbs are conjugated in Ginic Enarun.
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