Reflexive verbs.
Dative-case pronouns are used alongside reflexive verbs.
"to know" - vihta
"to know oneself" - vihta siu
present tense
ih viht mhiu
dho vihdt dhiu
heo viht hiu
seo viht siu
deo viht diu
eos vihtem eos
jöl vihta jöl
höl vihta höl
past tense
ih visde mhiu
dho visdet dhiu
heo visde hiu
seo visde siu
deo visde diu
eos visdem eos
jöl visda jöl
höl visda höl
future tense
ih kol mhiu vihta
dho kolt dhiu vihta
heo kolt hiu vihta, etc.
eos kolem eos vihta
jöl kola jöl vihta
höl kola höl vihta
perfect tense
ih hef mhiu ëvisda
dho heft dhiu ëvisda
heo heft hiu ëvisda, etc.
eos hafem eos ëvisda
jöl hafa jöl ëvisda
höl hafa höl ëvisda
present subjunctive tense
ih vihtu mhiu
dho vihtut dhiu
heo vihtu hiu, etc.
eos vihtum eos
jöl vihteu jöl
höl vihteu höl
past subjunctive tense
ih visdu mhiu
dho visdut dhiu
heo visdu hiu, etc.
eos visdum eos
jöl visdeu jöl
höl visdeu höl
imperative
viht dhiu!
vihta jöl!
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[ Vocabulary ]
to be glad - friha siu
here - hiër
there - daar
never - nii
that (conjunctive) - dhat
interesting - ondirholdanda
to be amazed - firbaasa siu
Example sentences :
I knew that you were here.
Ih visde, dhat dho hiër fosdet.
[Notice that the verb stands at the end in subordinate clauses.]
I know that he's there.
Ih viht, dhat heo daar on.
I never knew that.
Ih visde dim nii.
or
Dim visde ih nii.
[Note : dim on its own means either "that" or "it" (acc.). Likewise, "this" would be dita.]
I'm glad that you're here.
Ih frih mhiu, dhat dho hiër onut.
[Notice that the subjunctive is always used after friha siu.]
I was glad that they were there.
Ih frihde mhiu, dhat höl daar fosdeu.
She's glad that the man's books are interesting.
Seo friht siu, dhat dihë böc dih mannë ondirholdanda oneu.
I'm glad that you've given me the book.
Ih frih mhiu, dhat dho mhiu dih boc hefu ëgafa.
[Note : even though the subordinate clause is in the perfect tense, it still takes a subjunctive verb with hafa.]
We were amazed that he'd given the girl the house.
Eos hafem eos firbaasda, dhat heo dih cniri (dat.) dih encaas hefu ëgafa.
[Note : in the above sentences, the phrase for "to be happy" can just as easily be replaced with a simple bliy fosa, thus:
Ih eom bliy, dhat dho hiër onut, etc.
The subjunctive is still used because the basic reasoning behind the conditional statement remains the same.]


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