Tilennan verb conjugation

Tilennan verb conjugation is one of the most complex aspects of the Tilennan language. It makes a distinction between different modal aspects, voices, persons, numbers, modes, tenses and temporal aspects.

Construction
A typical Tilennan verb consists out of 4 parts. Every verb has a semantic root that can be modified to carry modal aspects, these are followed by the voice marker, next up is the person, number and mode marker and we end with a tense and tempral aspects suffix.

I.e. xae - s - io - sei (Because it might have been taken)

xae = xa with the aspect of doubt and means to take

s = the passive voice marker

io = subjunctive 3rd person singular

sei = historia recenta with the aspect of completion

Verb Types and Conjugation Groups
Verbs fall into one of three categories: transitive, intransitive or copula. This has an impact on which cases are used in the different voices for subject, object, complement and agent.

There are also different conjugation groups for verbs. Transitive and intransitive generally use the -rí, -ró or -sí conjugation while the -shí conjugation is reserved for copula verbs, but not all copulas are conjugated with -shí.

Root and Modal Aspect
Every verb has a total of 6 different roots which carry a distinct modal aspect: Realis, Potentialis, Volition, Doubt, Irrealis and Conditional.

Realis
The realis is the most basic modal aspect. It is used for stating facts, describing scenes and explaining actions and generally everything that certainly has happened or will chappen in the real world.

xilae xare = I take an apple

saeròse = he saw

lesaume = you will go

Potentialis
The potentialis describes everything that can happen or is possible, it is also used for likely events. Note that this mode can't be seen as a replacement of the adverb possibly as this word carries a sense of doubt that is covered by another modal aspect, the potentialis has a meaning closer to probably and likely. Similarly it also isn't an equivalent of the modal verbs can and could, while there is overlap in function there are also major differernces.

xilae echare = I can take an apple / I probably take an apple

èsaeròse = he was able to see / He likely saw

èlesaume = you will be able to go / you will probably go

Volition
The volition aspect is used for necessary actions or actions that one wants to do. This volition or necessity always has to come from the subject itself in the indicative mode and therefore can't be someone else's will or need. When this aspect is used in combination with and optative it turns into an obligation or wish, this is a more polite form than the imperative. Some common expressions use this combination.

xilae déchare = I want to take an apple / I have to take the apple

lona desaeron = I hope he sees the sea / I want him to see the sea

delesaume = You will want to go / You will have to go

Doubt
The aspect of doubt is used for every action that is uncertain

Irrealis
The irrealis marks every action that hasn't really happened. It is often used for hypotheses, regrets, reproaches and wishes and shows up a lot in combination with the conditional.

Conditional
The conditional let's you know an action will only be performed if certain conditiona have been met and often follows up on adverbial clauses of condition and the irrealis.