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=== Morphology ===
=== Morphology ===
(See [[Verb Morphology in the Old Tongue]])


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| [[nane]] || '''Past'''
| [[nane]] || '''Past'''
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| ''[[nanu]]''<sup>*</sup> || '''Future'''
| {{Inferred verb form|[[nanu]]}} || '''Future'''
|}
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<sup>*</sup>Inferred, not canonically attested.
{{Inferred forms note}}


The form ''nane'' (was) is used in several scenes in the show; it is assumed to be a truncated ''(m)(i)(s)ainane'', where the word is shortened by removing most of the stem. The future ''nanu'' (will be) is inferred by pattern.
The form ''nane'' (was) is used in several scenes in the show; it is assumed to be a truncated ''(m)(i)(s)ainane'', where the word is shortened by removing most of the stem. The future ''nanu'' (will be) is inferred by pattern.

Revision as of 23:28, 1 August 2026

sain

Out of Universe

✓ Canonical — Attested in canon.

Old Tongue

Verb

sain

  1. is, to be

Variants

See Sandhi in Old Tongue.

Morphology

(See Verb Morphology in the Old Tongue)

sain Present
nane Past
nanu* Future

*Inferred, not canonically attested.

The form nane (was) is used in several scenes in the show; it is assumed to be a truncated (m)(i)(s)ainane, where the word is shortened by removing most of the stem. The future nanu (will be) is inferred by pattern.

Related Words

  • isainde - negation (is not, to not be)