Verbs are catalogued by their root, ending in a hyphen. The root alone is not used as an actual word, only inflected forms.

Verb Types

There are two main categories of verbs:

Consonantal verbs
O-stem verbs

The only difference in practice is how some suffixes are attached to the stem.

Inflections

Verbs can be inflected for:

Subject agreement (by number and gender)
Negation
Mood
Tense
Voice

Morpheme Order

The order of morphemes is root + mood + tense + negation + agreement

Negation

See Negation for a full explanation.

Negation is indicated by a particle /-tk-/. If this would produce an invalid consonant cluster, it changes to /-itk-/.

Examples:
zamm- (to come) $\to$ zammatki (does not come)
klef- (to go) $\to$ kleftki (does not go), klefpitki (did not go)

Agreement

Verbs agree with the subject on gender and number.

Inflection Table

The indicative and optative moods share personal agreement markers, while quotative has its own set.

Optative is distinguished from indicative by its own set of mood/tense affixes; see moods.

Gender	Number	Indicative/Optative	Quotative
Animate	Singular	-oy	-uy
Concrete	Singular	-i	-we/-e
Abstract	Singular	-ix	-wex/-ex
Animate	Plural	-ur	-ar
Concrete	Plural	-il	-wel/-el
Abstract	Plural	-e/-te	-o/-to

The quotative forms with -w and the abstract plural with -t are only used after vowels.

Mood

There are three moods: indicative, volitive (also called optative) and quotative.

Indicative and quotative have no mood suffix, but use different subject agreement suffixes (see subject agreement inflection).

Volitive uses the same set of subject suffixes as indicative, and the mood marker -u/-un (for consonantal verbs) or -w/-wn for O-stem verbs. The variant with /-n/ is used before vowels, including the future tense markers.

Voice and Tense

There is an active and a passive voice. Each of them has their own set of tense suffixes (shared by all moods).

The tenses are only present, past and future. Aspect is not overtly marked; "is walking" and "walks" would be rendered equally as selmoy.

	Active	Passive
Past	-(V)p	-(V)fr
Present	$\emptyset$	-li/-il
Future	-(e)c	-(a)kk

"V" here stands for duplicating the last vowel of the root.
Letters between parenthesis are used to prevent impossible clusters
-li or -il are used, respectively, after vowels and consonants. In the optative mood, affixes are combined to /-unil/ or /-wnil/.
An /-i/ attached after /-li/ is merged, rendering just /-li/.

Conjugation Tables

Present

Active

		zamm-			wejo-
Gender	Number	Ind	Quot	Vol	Ind	Quot	Vol
Animate	Singular	zammoy	zammuy	zammunoy	wejoy	wejuy	wejownoy
Concrete	Singular	zammi	zamme	zammuni	wejoi	wejowe	wejowni
Abstract	Singular	zammix	zammex	zammunix	wejoix	wejowex	wejownix
Animate	Plural	zammur	zammar	zammunur	wejour	wejoar	wejownur
Concrete	Plural	zammil	zammel	zammunil	wejoil	wejowel	wejownil
Abstract	Plural	zamme	zammo	zammute	wejote	wejoto	wejowne

Passive

		zamm-			wejo-
Gender	Number	Ind	Quot	Vol	Ind	Quot	Vol
Animate	Singular	zammiloy	zammiluy	zammuniloy	wejolioy	wejoliuy	wejowniloy
Concrete	Singular	zammili	zammile	zammunili	wejoli	wejoliwe	wejownili
Abstract	Singular	zammilix	zammilex	zammunilix	wejolix	wejoliwex	wejownilix
Animate	Plural	zammilur	zammilar	zammunilar	wejoliur	wejoliar	wejowniur
Concrete	Plural	zammilil	zammilel	zammunilil	wejolil	wejoliwel	wejownilil
Abstract	Plural	zammile	zammilo	zammunile	wejolite	wejolito	wejownile

Past

Active

		zamm-			wejo-
Gender	Number	Ind	Opt	Quot	Ind	Opt	Quot
Animate	Singular	zammapoy	zammupoy	zammapuy	wejopoy	wejowpoy	wejopuy
Concrete	Singular	zammapi	zammupi	zammape	wejopi	wejowpi	wejope
Abstract	Singular	zammapix	zammupix	zammapex	wejopix	wejowpix	wejopex
Animate	Plural	zammapur	zammupur	zammapar	wejopur	wejowpur	wejopar
Concrete	Plural	zammapil	zammupil	zammapel	wejopil	wejowpil	wejopel
Abstract	Plural	zammape	zammupe	zammapo	wejope	wejowpe	wejopo

Passive

		zamm-			wejo-
Gender	Number	Ind	Opt	Quot	Ind	Opt	Quot
Animate	Singular	zammafroy	zammufroy	zammafruy	wejofroy	wejowfroy	wejofruy
Concrete	Singular	zammafri	zammufri	zammafre	wejofri	wejowfri	wejofre
Abstract	Singular	zammafrix	zammufrix	zammafrex	wejofrix	wejowfrix	wejofrex
Animate	Plural	zammafrur	zammufrur	zammafrar	wejofrur	wejowfrur	wejofrar
Concrete	Plural	zammafril	zammufril	zammafrel	wejofril	wejowfril	wejofrel
Abstract	Plural	zammafre	zammufre	zammafro	wejofre	wejowfre	wejofro

Future

Active

		zamm-			wejo-
Gender	Number	Ind	Opt	Quot	Ind	Opt	Quot
Animate	Singular	zammecoy	zammunecoy	zammecuy	wejocoy	wejownecoy	wejocuy
Concrete	Singular	zammeci	zammuneci	zammece	wejoci	wejowneci	wejoce
Abstract	Singular	zammecix	zammunecix	zammecex	wejocix	wejownecix	wejocex
Animate	Plural	zammecur	zammunecur	zammecar	wejocur	wejownecur	wejocar
Concrete	Plural	zammecil	zammunecil	zammecel	wejocil	wejownecil	wejocel
Abstract	Plural	zammece	zammunece	zammeco	wejoce	wejownece	wejoco

Passive

		zamm-			wejo-
Gender	Number	Ind	Opt	Quot	Ind	Opt	Quot
Animate	Singular	zammakkoy	zammunakkoy	zammakkuy	wejokkoy	wejownakkoy	wejokkuy
Concrete	Singular	zammakki	zammunakki	zammakke	wejokki	wejownakki	wejokke
Abstract	Singular	zammakkix	zammunakkix	zammakkex	wejokkix	wejownakkix	wejokkex
Animate	Plural	zammakur	zammunakkur	zammakkar	wejokkur	wejownakkur	wejokkar
Concrete	Plural	zammakkil	zammunakkil	zammakkel	wejokkil	wejownakkil	wejokkel
Abstract	Plural	zammakke	zammunakke	zammakko	wejokke	wejownakke	wejokko

Nominalized Form

Verbs in Akath do not have an infinitive. Typical constructions rendered with an infinitive in English usually use the nominalized form, created with the suffix -ezel/-wezel and of abstract gender.

Inflection of the nominalized

The nominalized form is considered an abstract noun, but with syncopated forms -(w)ezl when inflected. For example, consider lyokl- (to eat):

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lyoklezel	lyoklezlor
Accusative	lyoklezlet	lyoklezley

Subject of a Clause

Objects

The nominalized form behaves as a pure noun, and as such cannot take an accusative object. Instead, its complement takes the preposition sak.

Examples:

\gla xanf.ezel sak tath ukk.ix pek.e
\glb drink.NOMIN of water.NOM be.ABSTR good.ACC
\ft drinking water is good