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(b) Possessive pronouns are formed by the addition of the adjective ending “a;” thus mi, me–mia, mine; vi, you–via, yours; li, he–lia, his.
All pronouns are declined like snbstantives; thus, mi, I–min, me; li, he–lin, him, etc.
6. The verb remains unchangenble in person and number, only changing for tense; thus, mi far-as, I do; ni far-as, we do; la patr-o far-as, the father does.
The verb takes the following forms:
(1) The Present ends in as: mi far-as, I do.
(2) The Past ends in is: mi far-tis, I did or have done.
(3) The Future ends in os: mi far-os. I shall do.
(4) The Conditional ends in us: li far-us, he should do.
(5) The Imperative ends in u: far-u, do; ni far-u, let us do.
(6) The Infinitive ends in i: far-i, to do.
Participles are as follows:
(a) Active form.
(7) Present ends in ante: far-ante, doing.
(8) Past ends in int: far-int-a, having done.
(9) Future ends in ont: far-ont-a, he who shall do.
(b) Passive form.
(10) Present ends in at-a: far-at-a, that which is done.
(11) Past ends in it-a: far-it-a, that which has been done.
(12) Future ends in ot-a: far-ot-a, that which shall be done.
The passive forms of the verb are composed of the verb “to be” (“est”) and the present passive participle, followed by the preposition “de;” thus, li est-as am-at-a de chiu-j, he is loved by all.
7. Adverbs terminate in “e” and are compared with “pli” and “plej,” the same as adjectives. For example, mi-a frat-o kant-as pli bon-e ol mi, my brother sings better than I.
8. All prepositions govern the nominative case.
