Indirectunconjugated

Indirectunconjugated is a term used in linguistic theory to describe a hypothetical verb form used in indirect or reported speech that remains unconjugated for person, number, tense, or mood. In this sense, it refers to a non-finite form that preserves a base, invariant shape across different subjects and times. The label is not widely standardized and often appears in discussions of toy grammars, conlangs, or speculative frameworks rather than in mainstream descriptive syntax.

In typical accounts, indirectunconjugated forms resemble infinitive or bare infinitive constructions more than they resemble finite, conjugated verbs. They occur within subordinate or complement clauses introduced by verbs of saying, thinking, perceiving, or reporting, where the surrounding clause supplies the necessary tense or perspective. Because the form itself carries no person or tense marking, time reference and subject are usually inferred from context, auxiliary verbs, or adverbial markers in the main clause.

Usage and examples are largely theoretical. A constructed example in a hypothetical language might render: Direct speech: "I travel tomorrow." Indirect unconjugated: He said I travel tomorrow. Here travel remains in a base form, lacking inflection for subject or tense, while the main clause or surrounding context signals time. By contrast, a hypothetical indirect conjugated form would inflect the verb to agree with the reported subject or specify a tense.

Indirectunconjugated is often discussed in relation to non-finite clauses, bare infinitives, and indirect discourse. It highlights how some theoretical models separate argument agreement and tense marking from reported content in indirect contexts. See also: non-finite clause, infinitive, bare infinitive, indirect discourse.