Irconjuntados

Irconjuntados is a term used in linguistics, particularly in studies of constructed languages and certain analytic language patterns, to describe a class of verbs that are inherently non-conjugated. Verbs labeled as irconjuntados do not take inflection for person, number, tense, aspect, or mood within the languages where they occur. Instead, grammatical information is conveyed by other elements such as particles, auxiliaries, or word order.

Morphology and syntax

Irconjuntados are typically described as indeclinable or uninflected. They remain in a single form regardless of subject or temporal context. In languages containing irconjuntados, tense, aspect, and modality are usually expressed through separate particles or periphrastic constructions, while arguments and agreement may be expressed by noun phrases or clitics. This arrangement places irconjuntados alongside other analytic strategies rather than as part of a traditional synthetic verb system.

Distribution and typology

The notion of irconjuntados appears in discussions of constructed languages and in typological surveys of non-conjugating verb classes. They are less commonly proposed for natural languages, though some real languages exhibit limited indeclinability in certain verb subclasses. In conlangs, irconjuntados are often implemented to illustrate periphrastic tense systems or to emphasize syntax over morphology. Subtypes can vary by whether the verb can appear with certain mood markers or in specific clause types.

Examples

In a hypothetical language L, the verb root lir is irconjuntado. Tense is shown by preceding particles: ta lir (past), nu lir (present), ri lir (future). The verb form itself remains unchanged across tenses.

See also

Non-conjugated verb, indeclinable, periphrasis, conlang grammar. References discuss factual instances in natural and constructed languages and compare analytic verb systems.