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Vector Tense #14

From:Gerald Koenig <jlk@...>
Date:Thursday, January 21, 1999, 9:24
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                SUMMARY OF INFINITIVES AND PARTICIPLES
INFINITIVE INFIXES:
 <kIRon>, To know. (from stem <kon->). The infinitive form is obtained
 by insertion of "IR" before the first vowel of any verb.

INFINITIVE AFFIXES:
 Noun      <stem>in             KonIN iza je filIN iza.
 Adjective <stem>im             Ha ju je hais reyla feIM.
 Adverb    <stem>if             Ha fu vup fil(i)IF iha.

                     PARTICIPLES, GERUNDS, VERBALS.
GENERAL FORM OF THE PARTICIPLE:

 <STEM->(s){u|i|o}{em|ad|ek}
 (| means or.)
 (s)  is interposed between 1st and 2nd triplicate vowels: vsvv.

SUFFIX ELEMENTS FOR COMBINING AS V1+VC:
V1:
 u::- declares a noun function of the participle. AKA a gerund.
 i::- declares an adjective function of the participle.
 o::- declares an adverbial function of the participle.
VC:
 em::- declares a Present Participle, -ing, -ando,-iendo..[add your language]
 ad::- declares a Past Participle, -ed, en, ..-ado..-ido,.[add your language]
 ek::- declares a Perfect Participle, having <verb>-ed...

SHORT INFIX FORMS OF THE PARTICIPLE:
 im::- infix which changes a stem to a Present Participle, -ing.
 id::- infix which changes a stem to a Past Paticiple, -ed,-en,-n,etc.
 ek::- infix which changes a stem to a Perfect Participle, "having -ed".
 The infixes are again inserted before the first vowel of the verb.

PRESENT PARTICIPLE SUFFIXES: -ing-->em
 NOUN ROLE        u  u+em=uem        <stem-uem>    <toguem>
 ADJECTIVE ROLE   i  i+em=iem        <stem-(s)iem> <filisiem>
 ADVERB ROLE      o  o+em=oem        <stem-oem>    <togoem>
 GENERAL PRESENT PARTICIPLE INFIX FORM:  IM  (= -ing.) <timog>
 Whether noun, adjective, or adverb in role, the infix form is the same.
 The M derives from Membership of the mux inside the vector, past,
 present or future.

PAST PARTICIPLE SUFFIXES:  -ed-->-ad
 NOUN      u  u+ad=uad             <stem-uad>    <toguad>
 ADJECTIVE i  i+ad=iad             <stem-iad>    <togiad>
 ADVERB    o  o+ad=oad             <stem-(s)oad> <filisoad>
 GENERAL PAST PARTICIPLE INFIX FORM: ID  (= -ed) <tidog>.
 The D derives from the mux located Dextro the vector.

PERFECT PARTICIPLE SUFFIXES: EK. having verb-ed. ed-->ek
 NOUN, NOUN PHRASE, NP. u. u+ek=uek
 ADJECTIVE              i. i+ek=iek
 ADVERB                 o. o+ek=oek
 GENERAL PERFECT PARTICIPLE INFIX FORM: EK  (= having -ed)
 The K suggests Ko, the past perfective.