Learn Interlingue - Lesson 4
Verb conjugation
The conjugation of esse/r = to be is:
Present tense
yo es (esse)
tu (Vu) es (esse)
il es (esse)
ella es (esse)
it es (esse)
noi es (esse)
vu es (esse)
ili es (esse)
Past tense
yo esset
tu (Vu) esset
il esset
ella esset
it esset
noi esset
vu esset
ili esset
Future tense
yo va esser
tu (Vu) va esser
il va esser
ella va esser
it va esser
noi va esser
vu va esser
ili va esser
The present participle is essent; the past and passive participle is esset.
Adjectives
The adjectives are invariable in number and gender
| litt | little |
| bon | good |
Adverbs
The adverbs have no one grammatical ending. Some adjectives may be used as adverbs without alteration
to esset bon fat = that was well done
The adverbial endings -men, -li, -u may be used, but a number of adverbs have no particular grammatical ending.
Numbers
The cardinal numbers are:
| un | 1 |
| du | 2 |
| tri | 3 |
| quar | 4 |
| quin | 5 |
| six | 6 |
| sett | 7 |
| ott | 8 |
| nin | 9 |
| deci | 10 |
| deci-un | 11 |
| deci-dú | 12 |
| duant | 20 |
| triant | 30 |
| quarant | 40 |
| cent | 100 |
| ducent | 200 |
| sixcent | 600 |
The ordinal numbers are formed by the use of the suffix -esim
| unesim | first |
| duesim | second |
Comparison
The degrees of comparison are bon, plu bon, max bon; bell, minu bell, minim bell.