Wiki-Grammar of Lidepla

- Sim silensi (to keep silence) ba (imperative marker) idyen (a little). - Just keep silence for a while.

- Sey (this) kamina (road) dukti (to lead) straight a (to) urba (town). - This road leads straight to the town.

h) degree: gro (very much, greatly)

- Lu (he) lubi (to love) suy (his / her) molya (wife) gro (much). – He loves his wife very much.

i) continuation: for (further, on)

- Ta (he / she) gun (to work) for (further). – He is working on.

j) away: wek (away)

- Go (to go) wek (away)! – Go away!

k) loose: los

- Doga (dog) es (is) los (loose). – The dog is loose.

l) on / off: on, of

- Mah ("to make") radio (radio) on. – Make the radio on.

m) emphasis: iven (even), primem (firstly)

- Iven kinda (child) mog (can) samaji (to understand) se (this)). – Even a child can understand that.

n) in vain: vanem

- Li (they) shuki (to look for) ol (whole) dey (day), bat (but) vanem. – The have been looking for it during the whole day, but in vain.

5. Verb

Examples: vidi (to see), jan (to know), shwo (to talk). 5.1. Verb form doesn't change. Grammar meaning are expressed with special particles. Exception: bi (to be) – es (is / are / am) – bin (was / were).

5.2. Tenses

If there is any indication of time of action, the basic verb form can be used.

- Unves (once) me (I) miti (to meet) rega (king / queen). – Once I met a king / queen.

The tense can be specified with particles:

a) ve- ("future tense"), -te ("past tense")

- Me (I) lekti (to read) mucho (much). – I read a lot.

- Bat (but) me (I) bu (not) lekti-te (to read + "past tense") sey (this) kitaba (book). – I didn't read this book.

- Me (I) ve ("future tense") lekti (to read) it (it). – I will read it.

b) zai (continuous marker)

- Me (I) bu (not) mog (can) lai (to come) nau (now), me (I) zai chi (to eat) deyfan (dinner). – I can't come now I'm having dinner.

- Kwo (what) me (I) zwo (to do) yeri (yesterday) klok ("o'clock") sit (six)? Me (I) zai promeni-te (to walk + "past tense") in (in) shulin (forest). – What was I doing yesterday at six o'clock? I was walking in the forest.

c) he (completed action)

- Me (I) he zwo (to do) olo (all, everything). – I have done everything.

d) yus he ("just")

- Way (why) yu (you) es (is / are) gande (dirty)? Me (I) yus he woshi (to wash) yu (you)! – Why are you dirty? I have just washed you!

e) gwo (indefinite past, "used to")

- Ob (a question particle) nu (we) gwo miti (to meet) koylok (somewhere)? – Have me ever met somewhere?

f) sal (near future, "be going to")

- Sup (soup) es (is / are) tayar (ready). Nu (we) sal chi (to eat) deyfan (dinner). – The soup is ready. We are going to have dinner.

5.3. Subjunctive ("would"): wud

- Me (I) wud yao (to want) bi (to be) rega (king / queen). – I would like to be a king / a queen.

5.4. Speaking about an other people's opinion: muka

- Lu (he) muka lubi (to love) ela (she). – He is said to love her.

5.5. Imperative:

a) ba

- Gani (to sing) ba, me (I) pri (to like) audi (to hear) wen (when) yu (you) gani (to sing). – Sing (to me), I like to hear you sing.

b) bye (don't)

- Bye lai (to come)! – Don't come!

c) hay (let, may), magari (I wish), nomagari (I wish not)

- Hay may (my) yaosa (wish) fulfil (fulfil)! — May my wish come true!

- Magari surya (sun) lai (to come)! – I wish the sun came!

- Nomagari pluvi (to rain)! – I wish it didn't rain!

5.6. Indication of transitiveness (if necessary):

a) fa- ("to become, get"): astoni (to astonish) – fa-astoni (to get astonished)

b) mah- ("to cause"): lwo (to fall) – mah-lwo (to drop)