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Leonese/Verbs

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Like other Romance languages, Leonese verbs have an intricate conjugation. Those are inflected for tenses (present, preterite imperfect, indefinite, future, conditional, pluperfect), moods (indicative, subjunctive, imperative), persons (first, second, third), numbers (singular, plural), and non-finite forms (infinitive, past participle, gerund). However, some of the endings give an impression similar to Italian, as the infinitive endings -are, -ere, and -ire as opposed to Spanish -ar, -er, and -ir.

Regular verbs

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First conjugation

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First conjugation is used for verbs with the infinitive ends in -are. The prototypical verb below is exemplified by falare "to speak".

Indicative Subjunctive Imperative
Present Preterite imperfect Indefinite Pluperfect Future Conditional Present Preterite imperfect
I
yo
falu falaba faléi falara falaréi falaría fale falara N/A
you (sg.)
falas falabas falesti falaras falarás falarías fales falaras fala!
he/she
él/ella
fala falaba falóu falara falará falaría fale falara N/A
we
nós
falamos falábamos falemos faláramos falaremos falaríamos falemos faláramos N/A
you (pl.)
vós
falades
faláis
falábades
falabais
falestis falárades
falarais
falaredes
falaréis
falaríades
falaríais
faledes
faléis
falárades
falarais
falai!
they
ellos/elles
falan falaban falonun falaran falarán falarían falen falaran N/A

Irregular verbs

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Sere "to be (permanently)"

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Present tense
I am (yo) sou
you are (tú) yes
he/she is (él/ella) ye
we are (nós) somos
you (pl.) are (vós) sois, sodes
they are (ellos/elles) son

Tare "to be (temporary)"

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Present tense
I am (yo) tou
you are (tu) tas
he/she is (él/ella) tá
we are (nós) tamos
you (pl.) are (vós) tades, tais
they are (ellos/elles) tán