zavia

/'za.vi.a/

verb

fly

Tense, Aspect, and Mood

	Ø	IPF	IMP
Ø		zaviali	zaviafadh
PAST	zaviadem	zavialidem	zaviafadhem
FUT	zaviamai	zaviamali	zaviafadhi

Examples:

Present tense

Ahnvoru zavia libahr.

Gloss: Bird-PL fly often.

Translation: "Birds fly often."

Past tense

Menchad zaviadem basorrab dalu.

Gloss: Insect fly-PST house-LOC through.

Translation: "(The) insect flew through (the) house."

Future tense

Veru zaviamai orra fuithorab.

Gloss: 1PL fly-FUT NEG tomorrow-LOC.

Translation: "We won't fly tomorrow."

Present imperfect

Ve zaviali!.

Gloss: 1 fly-IPF!

Translation: "I'm flying!"

Past imperfect

Shur zavialidem pristidash.

Gloss: 3PL fly-IPF-PST city-ABL.

Translation: "They were flying from (the) building."

Future imperfect

Zi zaviamali zahn thazeilrab?.

Gloss: 2 fly-IPF.FUT 2.GEN spouse-LOC?

Translation: "You'll be flying with your spouse?"

Present imperative

Zaviafadh, zi jolakru!

Gloss: Fly-IMP, 2 foolish-PL!

Translation: "Fly, you fools!"

Notes: This is, of course, just a bit of fun - Gandalf would most likely not use this expression in Lasat. The meaning of the line in English is closer to "run away", so he'd probably use ludafadh, "Run!".

Past imperative

Besneeto zaviafadhem kulanrab dalu.

Gloss: Butterfly fly-PST-IMP window-LOC through.

Translation: "(The) butterfly must have flown through (the) window."

Future imperative

Zaviafadhi orra modhu zi romir ginromkad..

Gloss: Fly-IMP.FUT NEG after 2 drink alcohol-ACC.

Translation: "(You must) not fly after you drink alcohol."