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+## Verbal
+
+Verbal conjugation are decided by mood, tense, and aspect.
+Infinitive verbs all have the ending -zy, which is changed by conjugation.
+They are respectively indicated by a vowel, a tone, and a consonant.
+
+### Mood
+
+There are five moods:
+
+- **ind** indicative: a
+- **rit** ritual: e
+- **int** interrogative: i
+- **imp** imperative: o
+- **sub** subjunctive: u
+
+### Tense
+
+- **pst** past: falling
+- **prs** present: level
+- **fut** future: rising
+
+### Aspect
+
+- **hab** habitual: j
+- **cnt** continuous: r
+- **prf** perfective: unmarked
+
+### Gender
+
+In the ritual mood, another vowel representing verb's gender is added after the
+aspect consonant.  The vowel is the same as for nominal gender.
+Note that it is not uncommon to use ritual mood without gender, such as when
+insulting.
+
+The dictionary form shows this gender even though it is not in ritual mood.