romai
/ɹo.'mai/
verb, noun
rain
Tense, Aspect, and Mood
|
|
Ø |
IPF |
IMP |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ø |
|
romaili |
romaifadh |
|
PAST |
romaidem |
romailidem |
romaifadhem |
|
FUT |
romami |
romaimali |
romaifadhi |
Cases
|
Cases |
Suffix |
PL |
|---|---|---|
|
NOM |
|
romairu |
|
ACC |
romaikad |
romairukad |
|
GEN |
romayahn |
romairahn |
|
DAT |
romaitum |
romairutum |
|
LOC |
romairab |
romairuab |
|
ABL |
romaidash |
romairudash |
Verb Examples:
Present tense
Nid romai orra nau.
Gloss: Here rain NEG REFL.
Translation: "It doesn't rain here."
Past tense
Imsukrab romaidem nau.
Gloss: Plain-LOC rain-PST REFL.
Translation: "It rained on (the) plain."
Future tense
Romami orra nau fuithorab.
Gloss: Rain-FUT NEG REFL tomorrow-LOC.
Translation: "It won't rain tomorrow."
Present imperfect
Romaili nau..
Gloss: Rain-IPF REFL.
Translation: "It's raining."
Past imperfect
Romailidem nau megorab.
Gloss: Rain-IPF-PST REFL yesterday-LOC.
Translation: "It was raining yesterday."
Future imperfect
Ve rokir orra ekeerab romaimali nau nid purrab.
Gloss: 1 know NEG when rain-IPF.FUT REFL here purri-LOC
Translation: "I don't know when it will be raining this purri."
Present imperative
Romaifadh nau, karabast!
Gloss: Rain-IMP REFL, karabast!
Translation: "Rain, karabast!"
Past imperative
Romaifadhem nau, enkleht rom teskrab.
Gloss: Rain-PST-IMP REFL, because water ground-LOC.
Translation: "It must have rained, because water (is) on (the) ground."
Future imperative
Em kyaduru nadzirdem, "Romaifadhi nau!", em romai gushadem.
Gloss: And god-PL say-PST, "Rain-IMP.FUT REFL!", and rain fall-PST.
Translation: "And the gods said, "It shall rain!", and (the) rain fell."
Noun Examples:
Nominative:
Romai gushadem.
Gloss: Rain fall-PST.
Translation: "(The) rain fell."
Accusative:
Zi char romaikad.
Gloss: 2 see rain-ACC.
Translation: "You see (the) rain."
Genitive:
Romayahn uma goosu.
Gloss: Rain-GEN sound loud.
Translation: "(The) sound of (the) rain (is) loud."
Dative:
Zi byasa orra dhawlir denvokad romaitum.
Gloss: 2 can NEG make container-ACC rain-DAT.
Translation: "You can't make (a) container for (the) rain."
Locative:
Veru shor romairab rahst.
Gloss: 1PL walk rain-LOC under.
Translation: "We walk under (the) rain."
Ablative:
Bidosru nella romaidash.
Gloss: Plants grow rain-ABL.
Translation: "Plants grow because of rain."
