Verbs have no irregular conjugation besides the existential/copula verb. Verbs have four classes based on the ending the verb the ending of the verb they originate from in Gothic or their sound. Class I involves verbs coming from -jan verbs, Class II occurs in verbs with fricatives in the root except alveolar fricatives, Class III involve verbs that come from a standard -an ending, and Class IV involves verbs that originate from a -nan ending.
Class I: maṡjõ - to eat
1-Person SG | 2-Person SG | 3-Person SG | 1-Person PL | 2-Person PL | 3-Person PL | |
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Indicative Present | maṡja /maʃ.ja/ | maṡis /ma.ʃis/ | maṡit /ma.ʃit/ | maṡjam /maʃ.jam/ | maṡat /ma.ʃat/ | maṡjõhṡ /maʃ.jɔʒ/ |
Indicative Past | maṡihṡ /ma.ʃiʒ/ | maṡihṡas /ma.ʃi.ʒʲas/ | maṡihṡ /ma.ʃiʒ/ | maṡihṡum /ma.ʃi.ʒʲum/ | maṡihṡut /ma.ʃi.ʒʲut/ | maṡihṡõ /ma.ʃi.ʒɔ/ |
Subjunctive Present | maṡjo /maʃ.jo/ | maṡjis /maʃ.jis/ | maṡji /maʃ.ji/ | maṡjim /maʃ.jim/ | maṡjit /maʃ.jit/ | maṡjina /maʃ.ji.na/ |
Subjunctive Past | maṡihṡehṡo /ma.ʃi.ʒʲeʒ.o/ | maṡihṡa /ma.ʃiʒ.a/ | maṡihṡi /ma.ʃiʒ.i/ | maṡihṡima /ma.ʃiʒ.i.ma/ | maṡihṡit /ma.ʃi.ʒʲit/ | maṡihṡina /ma.ʃiʒ.i.na/ |
Class II: wiccõ - to row
1-Person SG | 2-Person SG | 3-Person SG | 1-Person PL | 2-Person PL | 3-Person PL | |
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Indicative Present | wiccu /wix.xu/ | wiccus /wix.xus/ | wiccut /wix.xut/ | wiccum /wix.xum/ | wiccut /wix.xut/ | wiccõhṡ /wix.xɔʒ/ |
Indicative Past | wiccuhṡ /wix.xuʒ/ | wiccuhṡas /wix.xu.ʒʲas/ | wiccuhṡ /wix.xuʒ/ | wiccuhṡum /wix.xu.ʒʲum/ | wiccuhṡut /wix.xu.ʒʲut/ | wiccuhṡõ /wix.xu.ʒʲɔ/ |
Subjunctive Present | wiccu /wix.xu/ | wiccõ /wix.xɔ/ | wiccu /wix.xu/ | wiccum /wix.xum/ | wiccut /wix.xut/ | wiccõ /wix.xɔ/ |
Subjunctive Past | wiccuhṡehṡo /wix.xu.ʒʲeʒ.o/ | wiccuhṡa /wix.xu.ʒʲa/ | wiccuhṡi /wix.xu.ʒʲi/ | wiccuhṡima /wix.xu.ʒʲi.ma/ | wiccuhṡit /wix.xu.ʒʲit/ | wiccuhṡina /wix.xu.ʒʲi.na/ |
Class III: sniwõ - to run
1-Person SG | 2-Person SG | 3-Person SG | 1-Person PL | 2-Person PL | 3-Person PL | |
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Indicative Present | sniwa /sni.wa/ | sniwis /sni.wis/ | sniwit /sni.wit/ | sniwam /sni.wam/ | sniwit /sni.wit/ | sniwõhṡ /sni.wɔʒ/ |
Indicative Past | sniwihṡ /sni.wiʒ/ | sniwihṡas /sni.wi.ʒʲas/ | sniwihṡ /sni.wiʒ/ | sniwihṡum /sni.wi.ʒʲum/ | sniwihṡut /sni.wi.ʒʲut/ | sniwihṡõ /sni.wi.ʒʲɔ/ |
Subjunctive Present | sniwo /sni.wo/ | sniwis /sni.wis/ | sniwi /sni.wi/ | sniwim /sni.wim/ | sniwit /sni.wit/ | sniwina /sni.wi.na/ |
Subjunctive Past | sniwihṡehṡo /sni.wi.ʒʲeʒ.o/ | sniwihṡa /sni.wi.ʒʲa/ | sniwihṡi /sni.wi.ʒʲi/ | sniwihṡima /sni.wi.ʒʲi.ma/ | sniwihṡit /sni.wi.ʒʲit/ | sniwihṡina /sni.wi.ʒʲi.na/ |
Class IV: aṡõhṡnõ - to burn
1-Person SG | 2-Person SG | 3-Person SG | 1-Person PL | 2-Person PL | 3-Person PL | |
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Indicative Present | aṡõhṡna /a.ʃɔʒ.na/ | aṡõhṡnis /a.ʃɔʒ.nis/ | aṡõhṡnit /a.ʃɔʒ.nit/ | aṡõhṡnam /a.ʃɔʒ.nam/ | aṡõhṡnit /a.ʃɔʒ.nit/ | aṡõhṡnõhṡ /a.ʃɔʒ.nɔʒ/ |
Indicative Past | aṡõhṡnuhṡ /a.ʃɔʒ.nuʒ/ | aṡõhṡnuhṡes /a.ʃɔʒ.nu.ʒʲes/ | aṡõhṡnuhṡ /a.ʃɔʒ.nuʒ/ | aṡõhṡnuhṡum /a.ʃɔʒ.nu.ʒʲum/ | aṡõhṡnuhṡut /a.ʃɔʒ.nu.ʒʲut/ | aṡõhṡnuhṡõ /a.ʃɔʒ.nu.ʒʲɔ/ |
Subjunctive Present | aṡõhṡno /a.ʃɔʒ.no/ | aṡõhṡnis /a.ʃɔʒ.nis/ | aṡõhṡni /a.ʃɔʒ.ni/ | aṡõhṡnim /a.ʃɔʒ.nim/ | aṡõhṡni /a.ʃɔʒ.ni/ | aṡõhṡnina /a.ʃɔʒ.ni.na/ |
Subjunctive Past | aṡõhṡnuhṡehṡo /a.ʃɔʒ.nu.ʒʲeʒ.o/ | aṡõhṡnuhṡa /a.ʃɔʒ.nu.ʒʲa/ | aṡõhṡnuhṡi /a.ʃɔʒ.nu.ʒʲi/ | aṡõhṡnuhṡim /a.ʃɔʒ.nu.ʒʲim/ | aṡõhṡnuhṡit /a.ʃɔʒ.nu.ʒʲit/ | aṡõhṡnuhṡina /a.ʃɔʒ.nu.ʒʲi.na/ |
Here are the irregular forms of existential/copula verb wisõ
1-Person SG | 2-Person SG | 3-Person SG | 1-Person PL | 2-Person PL | 3-Person PL | |
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Indicative Present | im /im/ | is /is/ | is /is/ | sum /sum/ | sut /sut/ | sahṡ /saʒ/ |
Indicative Past | was /was/ | was /was/ | was /was/ | wesum /we.sum/ | wesut /we.sut/ | wesõ /we.sɔ/ |
Subjunctive Present | sijo /si.jo/ | sijis /si.jis/ | siji /si.ji/ | sijim /si.jim/ | sijit /si.jit/ | sija /si.ja/ |
Subjunctive Past | wejo /we.jo/ | wesi /we.si/ | wesi /we.si/ | wesim /we.sim/ | wesit /we.sit/ | wesina /wes.i.na/ |
Javi hosjis tu wullast va nasõ, tu magus himõ khimõ.
If you hear wolves at night, you can come to town.
if hear-SUBJ.2.SG 2.SG.NOM wolf-M.NOM.PL in night-F.DAT.SG 2.SG.NOM can-INDC.2.SG town-F.DAT.SG come-INFT
Ic im alis mõnõ.
I am only a person.
1.NOM.SG be.1.SG.INDC.PRES only person-M.ACC.SG
Wis sum nen altis.
We are not old.
1.NOM.PL be.1.PL.INDC.PRES NEG old
In Usnasian there is no future tense, future is encapsulated in the subjunctive mood along side its use in hopeful statements and in potential statements.
Ic sijo altijõ.
I will be an old person.
1.NOM.PL be.1.PL.SUBJ.PRES old.person-M.ACC.SG
The above statement can also be read as "I want to be an old person."
Friõsti min ṡiri swi marricõ is.
My friend will pull around his horse.
friend-M.NOM.SG 1.GEN.SG pull-3.SG.SUBJ.PRES around horse-M.ACC.SG 3.M.GEN