VerbForm: form of verb or deverbative
| Values: | Conv | Fin | Inf | NomAg | Part | Vnoun |
Even though the name of the feature seems to suggest that it is used
exclusively with verbs, this is not the case.
The Part value can also be used with adjectives, while
the NomAg and Vnoun value can also be used with nouns.
Conv: converb, gerund
The converb, also called adverbial participle or traditionally gerund, is a non-finite verb form that shares properties of verbs and adverbs.
Imperfective verbs form present converb, meaning “while doing”.
Imperfective verbs form present converb, meaning “as if while doing”.
Perfective verbs form past converb, meaning “after having done”.
Examples
- гуляйтігмоз “as if while partying”
Fin: finite
Finite verb occurs in the indicative and imperative.
Examples
- юӧ “he/she/it drinks”
- сёрнитӧны “they talk”
Inf: infinitive
Infinitive is the citation form of verbs. It is also appears as the argument of modal and other verbs.
Examples
- юны “to drink”
- сёрнитны “to talk”
NomAg: Nomen Agensis
The Nomen Agensis is derived from a verb with an agent or performer, and it represents the nominalization of the subject.
Examples
- [kpv] — Со кӧнӧсь туй индалысьясным. “— See where the ones are showing the way.”
Part: participle
Participle is a non-finite verb form that shares properties of verbs and adjectives. Komi-Zyrian has three types of participles:
- The present participle
- The past participle
- The passive participle
Participles can be promoted to noun phrase head position and therefore be declined like nouns.
Examples
- юан ва “drinking water”
Vnoun: verbal noun
The verbal noun in Komi-Zyrian represents a mixture of verb and nominal features.
Examples
- [kpv] Мудзӧм бӧрад и пиня тув вылын узьсяс. “after you get tired, you will even want to fall asleep when you’re lying on spikes”
VerbForm in other languages: [abq] [akk] [bej] [bg] [bm] [cs] [cu] [cy] [el] [eme] [en] [es] [fi] [fr] [ga] [gub] [gun] [hbo] [hu] [hy] [it] [ka] [kpv] [ky] [la] [mdf] [myv] [orv] [pcm] [qpm] [ru] [sl] [sv] [tr] [tt] [u] [uk] [urj]