Verbs

Verbs do not conjugate for person or number.

The same form is used with every subject.

Present and infinitive

The bare root serves as both the present-tense form and the infinitive.

ik timb — I build
han timb — he builds
de timb — they build

Past

-de is the universal past-tense suffix.

There are no irregular past forms.

timb → timb-de — built
far → far-de — went
zin → zin-de — saw
kom → kom-de — came

Affixation does not trigger spelling repair.

Future

skal is the invariant future auxiliary.

SUBJECT → skal → VERB → OBJECT

ik skal timb hus

I will build a house.

han skal zin husen

He will see the house.

Copula

ett is the regular copular verb meaning to be.

It follows ordinary verb rules.

han ett timber — he is a builder
han ett-de timber — he was a builder
han skal ett timber — he will be a builder

husen ett redd — the house is red

Clause negation

ne is the invariant clause-negation particle.

ik ne timb

I do not build.

ik ne timb-de husen

I did not build the house.

ik skal ne timb husen

I will not build the house.

This is distinct from lexical un-, which forms opposites or reversals.

ik un-timb husen

I dismantle the house.

Verb chaining

When one verb governs another, the governed verb remains in its bare form.

No infinitive marker is used.

ik vil far

Literal: I want go.
Natural translation: I want to go.

han kan timb hus

Literal: he can build house.

han skal kan timb hus

Literal: he will can build house.
Natural translation: he will be able to build a house.

Literal English awkwardness is not considered a problem.