The auxiliary verb
Most verbs in Arve do not conjugate; instead, they take an auxiliary, which immediately precedes them, and marks for tense and aspect.
Conjugation
Just as in the neighboring Insular Kett language, there is in Raston Arve a simple system of two aspects and three tenses. Note that some pronunciations are irregular and trei only conjugates in the present.
TODO: PASSIVE
| 1S | 2S | 3S | 1P | 2P | 3P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFV.PST | en tegnas [r̥ɛŋɪs] | die tegnan [tsɛŋɪn] | kes tegnar [çɛŋɐ] | vön tegnas [vʏˈr̥ɛŋɪs] | zeu tegnas [tsɛŋɪs] | kors tegnas [ʂɛŋɪs] |
| PFV.PRES | en sattes [r̥ʌʔɪs] | die satten [tsʌʔɪs] | kes satter [çʌʔɐ] | vön satter [vʏˈsʌʔɐ] | zeu satter [tsʌʔɐ] | kors satter [ʂʌʔɐ] |
| PFV.FUT | en terches [r̥ʌχɪs] | die terchen [tsʌχɪn] | kes tercher [çʌχɐ] | vön tercher [vʏˈsʌχɐ] | zeu tercher [tsʌχɐ] | kors tercher [ʂʌχɐ] |
| IPFV.PST | en treije [r̥ʌijɪ] | die treije [tsʌijɪ] | kes treije [çʌijɪ] | vön treije [vʏˈr̥ʌijɪ] | zeu treije [tsʌijɪ] | kors treije [ʂʌijɪ] |
| IPFV.PRES | en treis [r̥ʌis] | die trein [tsʌin] | kes treir [çʌijɐ] | vön treir [vʏˈr̥ʌijɐ] | zeu treir [tsʌijɐ] | kors treir [ʂʌijɐ] |
| IPFV.FUT | en treive [r̥ʌivɪ] | die treive [tsʌivɪ] | kes treive [çʌivɪ] | vön treive [vʏˈr̥ʌivɪ] | zeu treive [tsʌivɪ] | kors treive [ʂʌivɪ] |
Applicatives
ahahaha oh god
Word order
VOS