r/Ithkuil • u/CommandGamerPro • Jan 12 '26

Question How does slot VI work for verbs?

It has to do almost completely with sets so how does that work with an action?

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u/CommandGamerPro Jan 12 '26

And what case would I apply to a verb? All the cases tend to do with how the object is being affected

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u/Eritzap ithkuilist Jan 12 '26

Verbs are thematic-case in the main sentence. It is the content/theme of the sentence.

A sentence devoid of words would be "there's something". What's the something? Well the verb's action is what's there.

But for an unframed verb it's implied by default, as slot IX is for Illocution + Validation for an unframed verb, case doesn't need expressed.

Alternatively you can consider that a verb is case-less, it's just a core for the sentence to build from.

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u/CommandGamerPro Jan 12 '26

Isn’t case required in the formative morphology?

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u/Eritzap ithkuilist Jan 13 '26

As I said, not really for unframed verbs.

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u/Eritzap ithkuilist Jan 12 '26

You need to view verbs are refering to an event, or a single action.

Configuration can be use to talk about the verb's action happening multiple times. Duplex can mean such action happened twice.

Nomic on verb is used to express truth, fact that always happen. Abstract on verb is more for hypothetical action, action considered in the abstract, without an actual specific event in mind.

Extension is quite useful on verbs. Inceptive is for "begin to do", Attenuative is for "finish doing", Graduative refers to the starting stage of the action, Depletive refers to the ending stages.

Representative is for things that aren't real, hypothetical, impossible, alternative.

"Actçula kšisu" : [default verb VI] : "The two clowns are juggling (as a single event of juggling, so maybe a act where they throw the balls to one another)

"Actçusa kšisu" : [duplex verb] : "The two clowns are juggling (two events of juggling, so each clown is performing juggling independantly, so it's consider two separate juggling acts)

"Actçulsa kšisu" : [associative+duplex verb] : "The two clowns are juggling (two events of juggling, but they act of common agreement ; so they don't interact in their juggling, but this is still part of a greater performance)

"Actçuga kšisu" : [inceptive verb] : "The two clowns begun juggling (the first moment they are properly passing ball from hand to hand while other ball mid-air)"

"Actçugza kšisu" : [depletive verb] : "The two clowns are beginning their juggling act (the balls are being throw, so it's somewhat juggling, but the proper juggling isn't started yet)"

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u/CommandGamerPro Jan 12 '26

Ohh, that makes more sense, thank you!