Conditional Forms
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Rule: Conditional Forms
Varzruk uses conditional forms to express what someone would, could, or should do, including negative forms and actions that would, could, or should have happened.
wård
wår'scht
wård'aft
kåurd
kåurd'scht
kåurd'aft
såut
såut'scht
såut'aft
Sentence structure: Subject + conditional form + main verb.
Examples:
Ick wård gåe.
Ick wår'scht gåe.
Ick wård'aft gåe.
Ick kåurd gåe.
Ick kåurd'scht gåe.
Ick kåurd'aft gåe.
Ick såut gåe.
Ick såut'scht gåe.
Ick såut'aft gåe.
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Future Tense
To talk about the future, use Wåll (will) before the main verb. Wåll conjugates like any other verb, and the main verb keeps its own ending.
Subject | Wåll | Example |
|---|---|---|
Ick (I) | Wålle | Ick Wålle Lueke. — I will like. |
Os (you) | Wållen | Os Wållen Gåen. — You will go. |
Ha (he) | Wålle | Ha Wålle Hæse. — He will have. |
Si (she) | Wålli | Si Wålli Hæsi dis Kat. — She will have the cat. |
Swi (we) | Wållu | Swe Wållu Drunku Woddar. — We will drink water. |
Des (they) | Wålla | Des Wålla Lueka Dis Housie. — They will like the houses. |
Both the helper and the main verb carry their subject endings.
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Rule: Perfect Tense
Purpose: Express actions that have already happened or were completed before another time.
1. Present Perfect
Structure: Subject + present form of to be + past verb form.
Use it for actions completed by the present.
2. Past Perfect
Structure: Subject + Hæsch + past verb form.
Use it for actions completed before another past event.
Examples:
Ick ers Geug.
Ha ast Læsh.
Ick Hæsch Geug.
Ha Hæsch Læsh.
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Rule: Continuous Tense
The continuous tense describes an action that is in progress.
1. Present Continuous
Structure: Subject + present form of to be + verb ending in -neng.
Example: Ick are etneng. - I am eating
2. Past Continuous
Structure: Subject + wæz + verb ending in -neng.
Example: Ick wæz etneng. - I was eating
3. Future Continuous
Structure: Subject + wåll + ar + verb ending in -neng.
Example: Ick wåll ar etneng. - I will be eating
Verb rule: Add -neng to the verb to express an ongoing action, as in Estean → Etneng.
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Rule: Negation
Purpose: Negation is used to express that an action is not happening, did not happen, or will not happen.
1. Present Continuous Negative
Structure: Subject + form of to be + Nurscht + ongoing verb.
Example: Ick are nurstch Etneng. - I am not eating
2. Simple Past Negative
Structure: Subject + douer'scht + base verb.
Example: Ick douer'scht gåe. I didn't go
3. Future Negative
Structure: Subject + ward't + base verb.
Example: Ick ward't este. - I won't eat
Rule: Place the negative marker in the position shown for each tense.
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Varzruk English
Dus Kat ast ander dis Hous. The cat is under the house.
Dus Kat ast oveur dis Hous. The cat is over the house.
Dus Kat ast aben dis Hous. The cat is above the house.
Dus Kat ast anter dis Hous. The cat is below the house.
Dus Kat ast neesht tus dis Hous. The cat is next to the house.
Dus Kat ast eurshen dis Hous end dus Park. The cat is between the house and the park.
Dus Kat ast terten dis Hous. The cat is behind the house.
Dus Kat ast vor dis hous. The cat is in front of the house.
4. How to use the rule
Identify what you want to describe.
Use ast to connect the subject to its position.
Choose the preposition that describes the position.
Add the location that the position is being compared with