The simplest verbs are those that can be
used without an object. For the continuous present tense these are used with an
appropriate locative part of boas to be
plus the continuous verbal particle (whether or not this is actually said or
written). Here are some examples of questions and answers (with or without
objects):
Pandr’esta o cül?
(SWFM Pyth esos ta ow kul?) |
What
are you doing? (familiar singular)
|
Pandr’ero whei o
cül?
(SWFM Pyth esowgh hwi ow kul?) |
What
are you doing?
(plural or formal singular)
|
Pandr’ero vy o cül?
(SWFM Pyth esov vy ow kul?) |
What
am I doing?
|
Thero vy o scrifa.
(SWFM Yth esov vy ow skrifa.) |
I
am writing.
|
Thero vy o scrifa
drolla.
(SWFM Yth esov vy ow skrifa drolla.) |
I
am writing a story.
|
Pandr’ero nei o
cül?
(SWFM Pyth eson ni ow kul?) |
What
are we doing?
|
Thero nei o whesa.
(SWFM Yth eson ni ow hwesa.) |
We
are sweating (i.e. working hard).
|
Pandr’uji va o cül?
(SWFM Pyth usi ev ow kul?) |
What
is he doing?
|
Ma va o redya.
(SWFM Yma ev ow redya.) |
He
is reading.
|
Ma va o redya
whedhel.
(SWFM Yma ev ow redya hwedhel.) |
He
is reading a story.
|
Pandr’uji hei o
cül?
(SWFM Pyth usi hi ow kul?) |
What
is she doing?
|
Ma hei o redya
story. (SWFM Yma hi ow redya stori.)
|
She
is reading a story.
|
Pandr’ujens o cül?
(SWFM Pyth usons i ow kul?) |
What
are they doing?
|
Môns o plottya.
(SWFM Ymons i ow plottya.) |
They
are plotting.
|
Môns o tevisya towlednow.(SWFM Ymons i ow tevisya
towlennow.)
|
They
are inventing programmes.
|
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