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Conjugations

Irregular verbs

In the Logudorese Sardinian there are three conjugations: are-ere-iri

Examples on conjugations of the verbs: faeddare (to speak) timere (to fear) finire (to finish)

 
Indicative
Present
feaddo

feddas

faeddat

faeddamus

faeddades

faeddant

timo

times

timet

timimus

timides

timent

fino

finis

finit

finimus

finide

finint

Imperfect
faeddaia

faeddaias

faeddaiat

faeddaiamus

faeddaiades

faeddaiant

timia

timias

timiat

timiamus

timiazis

timiant

finia

finias

finiat

finiamus

finiazis

finiant

Historic Past
faeddesi

faeddesti

faeddesit

faeddemus

faeddezis

faeddeint

timesi

timesti

timesit

timemus

timezis

timesint

finesi

finesti

finesit

finemus

finezis

finesint

Past Perfect
appo faeddadu

as faeddadu

at faeddadu

amus faeddadu

azis faeddadu

ant faeddadu

appo timidu

as timidu

a' timidu

amus timidu

azis timidu

ant timidu

appo finidu

as finidu

at finidu

amus finidu

azis finidu

ant finidu

Plusperfect
aia faeddadu

aias faeddadu

aiat faeddadu

aiamus faeddadu

aiazis faeddadu

aiant faeddadu

aia timidu

aias timidu

aiat timidu

aiamus timidu

aiazis timidu

aiant timidu

aia finidu

aias finidu

aiat finidu

aiamus finidu,

aiazis finidu 

aiant finidu

Future
appo a faeddare

as a faeddare

at a faeddare 

amus a faeddare

azis a faeddare

ant a faeddare

appo a timere

as a timere

at a timere

amus a timere

azis a timere

ant a timere

appo a finire

as a finire

at a finire

amus a finire

azis a finire 

ant a finire

Future Perfect
app'aer faeddadu

(depp'aere faeddadu)

as aer faeddadu

amus aer faeddadu(

demus aer faeddadu)

azis aer faeddadu(dezis aer faeddadu)

ant aer faeddadu(dent'aer faeddadu)

app'aer timidu (depp'aer timidu)

as aer timidu (des aer timidu)

at aer timidu(det aer timidu)

amus aer timidu(demus aer finidu)

azis aer timidu(dezis aer finidu)

ant aer timidu(dent'aer finidu)

app'aer finidu (depp'aer finidu)

as aer finidu (des aer finidu)

at aer finidu (det aer finidu)

amus aer finidu(demus aer finidu)

azis aer finidu(dezis aer finidu)

ant aer finidu (dent'aer finidu)

 
Subjunctive
Present
chi eo faedde-faedda

chi tue faeddes-faeddas

chi isse faeddet-

chi nois faeddemus

chi bois faeddedes-faeddades

chi issos faeddent-faeddant

chi deo time-tima

timas-times

timat-timet

timemus

timedes-timedas

timent-timant

fina-fine

fines-finas

finet-finat

finemus

finedes-finedas

finent-finant

Imperfect
faeddere

faedderes

faedderet

faedderemus

faedderezes

faedderent

timere

timeres

timeret

timeremus

timerezes

timerent

finere

fineres

fineret

fineremus

finerezis

finerent

Past
appa faeddadu

appas faeddadu

appat faeddadu

appemus faeddadu

appedas faeddadu

appan faeddadu

appa-e timidu

appas-estimidu

appat-et timidu

appemus timidu

appedas timidu

appan timidu

appa.e finidu

appas-es finidu

appat-et finidu

appemus finidu

appedes finidu

appan finidu

Historic Past 

First form

aere faeddadu

aeres faeddadu

aeret faeddadu

aeremus faeddadu

aerezis faeddadu

aerent faeddadu

aere timidu

aeres timidu

aeret timidu

aeremus timidu 

aerezis timidu

aerent timidu

aere finidu

aeres finidu

aeret finidu

aeremus finidu 

aerezis finidu 

aerent finidu

Conditional
Present
dio-a faeddare

dias faeddare

diat faeddare

diamus faeddare

diazis faeddare

diant faeddare

dio-a timire

dias timire

diat timire

diamus timire

diazis timire

diant timire

dio-a finire

dias finire

diat finire

diamus finire

diazis finire

diant finire

Past
 
dio-a aer faeddadu

dias aer faeddadu

diat aer faeddadu

diamus aer faeddadu

diazis aer faeddadu

diant aer faeddadu

dio aer timidu

dias aer timidu

diat aer timidu

diamus aer timidu

diazis aer timidu

diant aer timidu

dio aer finidu

dias aer finidu

diat aer finidu

diamus aer finidu

diazis aer finidu

diant aer finidu

Imperative
 
Present
 
faedda tue

faeddet isse

faeddamus nois

faeddade bois

faeddent issos

time tue

timet isse

timimus nois

timide bois

timent-ant issos

fini tue

finet isse

finimus nois

finide bois

finint-ant issos

Present Infinite 
faeddare timere finire
 
Past Infinite
aer faeddadu aer timidu aer finidu
Participles: faeddadu-a-os-as timidu-a-os-as finidu-a-os-as
Present Gerundium:faeddende-ande timende finende
Past Gerundium: aende faeddadu(appende faeddadu) aende timidu(appende timidu) aende finidu(appende finidu)
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Irregular Verbs

 
abberrere(open) ind.pres.abberzo,abberias,abberit,abberimus.abberides,abberini.imperf.abberia-o.
hist.past:aberzesi/imper.abberi,abberide/participleabertu-a/gerundium,abberende, abberinde,abberzende
andare(go) imperative: anda,andade,bae baze, bazi
cherrere(want) ind.pres: cherzo-cheria-o,cheres,cheret,cherimus,cherides cherent.
Imperf:cherfesi,cherfesi, cherfesti,cherfemus, cherfezis, cherfeini subj.pres.cherza, cherfa.subj.imperf. cherrere cherzere,cherfere.participle:cherfidu-a,gerundium cherfende
dare(give) ind.pres.do,das,dat,damus,dazes-is,dant. imperf.:daio-a,daias, daiat,daiamus,daiazis.daiant.
hist.past: desi,dei. Subj.pres.:dia,dias,diat,diamus.diazis. dian(die, dies, diet, diemus, diezis, dient)Imperat.Dae,dade,gerundiumdande-dende
dèvere,dèppere
(shall/ought to)
ind.pres.: devo, deves, devet,devìmus,devìdes, devent(deppo,deppes,deppet,deppimus,deppides,deppent)
imperf.:devia-odevias,deviat, deviamus, deviazis,deviant.Subj.pres.:deva,devas,devat
faghere (do) ind.pres.fatto. participle fattu-o. gerundiumfattende
fèrrere (hurt) ind.pres.ferzo,feris,ferit,ferìmus,ferìdes,ferint.imperf:ferìa-o,hist.past.ferzesi.
subj.pres.:ferza,ferzas,ferzat
imperative:feri,feride.participlefertu,feridu-a.gerundiumferende,ferinde,ferzende.
sterrere
(stretch out)
ind.pres.isterzo. subj.pres.isterza
giughere                (perform/ lead) ind.pres.giutto,giughes.subj.pres.:giutta,giuttas,gittas,gittemus,gittedas,gittan part.giutto-a gerundium giughende,giughinde,giuttende-gittende
lassare
(leave /let be)
subj.pres.: lasse,
mòrrere (die) ind.pres.:morzo.moris.morit.morimus.morides.morint.subj.pres.:morza,morzas.morzat.
imperative:mori,morit,morimus,moride,morint.part. mortu-a gerundium morinde,morzende.
narrere (tell/ say) ind.pres.:naro,naras,narat,naramus,narades,narant.(naro,nas,nat,namus,nades-nazis-is,nant)
imperf.:.naraia.naraias,naraiat,maraiamus,maraiazis,naraiant.
hist.past.:nei,nesi,nesti,nemus,nezis,neini.subj.pres.:nare,nares,naret(nere,neres,neret.nerza,nerzas,nerzat,etc.)
indefinite.nerzère.imperative:nara,narat,naramus,narade,narant.part.:naradu,nadu.
gerundium:narande-ende,nande-ende,narzende,nerzende
pàrrere (seem) ind.pres.:parfo,pares,paret,parimus,parides,parent.imperf.:paria-o.
hist.past:parfei,parfesti,parfemus,parfezis,parfeint.subj.pres.:parfa etc.part.: parfidu-a.gerundium:parfende
pòdere
(can/ be able to)
ind.pres.:potto,podes,podet.hist.past:potei,podesti,podeit,podemus,podezis,podeint.
subj.pres.:potta,pottas,pottat,pottemus,pottedes,pottan.imperf.:pottère.
part.:pottidu-a.gerundium:podende, pottende
pònnere(set/ put) ind.pre.:ponzo,pones,ponet,ponimus,ponides ponen.imperf.:ponìo-a etc.hist.past:
ponzei,ponzesti,ponzeit,ponzemus,ponzezis,ponzein.subj.pres.:ponza,
ponzas etc.imperf.:ponzère.imperative:pone,ponet,ponimus,ponide,ponen.
part.:postu-a.gerundium:ponende,poninde,ponzende.
sèdere o setzere
(sit)
ind.pres.:seo,seis,ses,seimus,seides,sein(setzo,setzis,setzit,setzimus,setzides,setzin
imperf.:seìa,seìas,seìat,seiamus,seìazis,seìan(setzìa,setzìas,etc.)hist.past:setzei,setzeis,setzeit,etc.
subj.pres.:setza,setzat,setzas,etc.subj.imperf.:setzère,setzèresetc.imperative:seidi-setzi-setzidi,setzide
part.: setzidu.gerundium:seende seinde,setzende.
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Sardinian Logudorese Grammar ©1998-2005 by Giovanni Falconi Sa lingua sarda
Translation by Lone Elisabeth Olesen

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