nädäverbin

Nädäverbin is a verb form in the constructed language Nädä. It denotes a completed action with an evidential nuance and is described by linguists as part of the verb system of Nädä. The name is derived from the language root nädä and the suffix -verbin, used to designate this specific form.

In terms of morphology and syntax, nädäverbin is a suffixal ending attached to verb stems. It primarily marks the perfective aspect, signaling that the action is completed, and it carries evidential information about the speaker’s source. The form generally agrees with the subject in person and number. Negation is formed with the particle na placed before the nädäverbin.

Usage of nädäverbin is common in narrative and reported speech, where the speaker wants to convey that the action’s completion is supported by some form of evidence, even if the observer is not directly present. Its use can add a sense of reliability or certainty to past events within a discourse.

Example sentences (fictional):

- Lena taro-nädäverbin. Translation: “Lena ate (with evidential completion).”

- Lena na taro-nädäverbin. Translation: “Lena did not eat (evidential).”

Etymology notes that the term combines nädä, the language’s root, with the analytic suffix -verbin to designate this verb-form category. See also evidentiality, aspect, and constructed languages for related concepts.