Verbs in Noku are easy to conjugate. There are four types of verb conjugation in Noku: Present , Past , Future and Imperative. To demonstrate every conjugation type, we will be using the verb "To Be": "Mai"
The Present conjugation is used to indicate that an action is happening in the current moment. This conjugation merely utilizes the verb root and is the same as the infinitive form.
I am -> Ako mai.
You are -> Tako mai.
He / She is -> Mako mai.
The Past conjugation is used to indicate that an action happened previousto the current moment. This conjugation is done by appending the suffix "-anon" to the verb root.
I was -> Ako maianon.
You were -> Tako maianon.
He / She was -> Mako maianon.
The Future conjugation is used to indicate that an action will happen in the, well, future. This conjugation is done by appending the suffix " -rian" to the verb root.
I will be -> Ako mairian.
You will be -> Tako mairian.
He / She will be -> Mako mairian.
The Imperative conjugation is used to order someone or give instructions to do something. This conjugation can only be used with Action verbs. This conjugation is done by simply repeating the first syllable, or first consonant and vowel in certain cases, before the root verb. Look at the following example using the verb "To Think": "Mikiro".
Think, Gura! -> Mimikiro, Gura!
Or the following example, giving an instruction using the verb "To press": "Neka"
Press [Z] to interact. -> Neneka [Z] interako.
The imperative conjugation can only be used with either a noun, as done in the previous example, or with the 2nd Person Direct Pronoun (either singular or plural).
The Present conjugation is also used as the present participle of the word.
I was being nice! -> Ako maianon mai nindo!
The Past conjugation is also used as the past particle of the word.
I had warned you. -> Ako milikianon amaranon kayo.