Introduction
Beyond the core infixes, we have several other sets used to indicate inferential, intent, the reflexive, and the causative. The intent infix goes in the first <1> position, while the inferential infix goes in the second <2> position. The reflexive and the causative infixes are the only infixes to go before the first position, which we indicate with <0>.
Inferential
To show an action that you can infer might happen based on evidence you have, you can use
, ie. .Intent
To show intent to perform an action, you use one of two modified future tense infixes:
Infix | Example | |
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Near Future Intent | ||
General Future Intent |
Reflexive
Rather than using a tertiary word to show the reflexive, Na’vi uses the infix
, ie. , which occurs before any infixes for tense or aspect. Verbs that use the reflexive infix are always intransitive.Causative
To indicate causation in Na’vi, we use the infix
A common area of confusion can be how Na’vi handles “I cause you to verb X” situations. In Na’vi, the noun being caused to verb will take the dative case, ie. .
Participle Creation
In Na'vi, we have two infixes for creating participles out of verbs. They both take the first <1> position.
The active participle infix makes "verbing" adjectives. The passive participle infix makes "verbed" adjectives. Because participles create adjectives out of verbs, we use the participle + to mark the affected noun.
Infix | Example | |
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Active Participle | ||
Passive Participle |