Mood

In Arcadia, moods are split into two groups, the main and the secondary. The main moods cannot be combined between them, but they can be combined with secondary moods. Unless combined, moods in Arcadia are formed by changing the consonant of the tense suffix.

Main moods

Indicative mood

The indicative mood is used to express facts, and it's using the consonant "v".

Imperative mood

Imperative mood is used to express commands, and it's using the consonants "nt".

Obligative Mood

The obligative mood expresses necessity or obligation, and it's using the consonant "d". It's also used to express duty, destiny, or social obligation. Duty and social obligation use the veritas tense, and destiny uses the future.

Negating a verb in the obligative mood means that you don't have the obligation, rather than meaning you must not perform the action.

Permissive Mood

The permissive mood expresses the action of the verb is permitted, and it's using the consonant "m".

Potential Mood

The potential mood expresses the ability or possibility to do something, and it's using the consonant "p".

Secondary moods

Secondary moods can be combined. Combination works by adding extra tense suffixes.

Optative Mood

The optative mood expresses wishes, desires, or hopes, and it's using the consonant "f".

Dubitative mood

The dubitative mood expresses doubt or scepticism about the action, and it's using the consonant "r".

Evidential mood

Evidential expresses different levels of evidence about the action. The following consonants are used:

• st: for direct evidence, eg when the speaker has seen the action
• sm: for hearsay
• sp: for inference

Examples

1. legavi ta libron.

   • translation: You are reading the book.

2. leganti ta libron.

   • translation: Read the book!

3. legadi ta libron.

   • translation: You must read the book.

4. legami ta libron.

   • translation: You may read the book.

5. legapi ta libron.

   • translation: You can read the book.

6. legafi ta libron.

   • translation: May you read the book.

7. legari ta libron.

   • translation: I don't believe that you're reading the book.

8. legasti ta libron.

   • translation: You are reading the book.
   • explanation: I have direct evidence about it.

9. legasmi ta libron.

   • translation: You are reading the book.
   • explanation: Someone told me about it.

10. legaspi ta libron.

    • translation: You are reading the book.
    • explanation: I inferred that you're doing so, from your other actions.

11. mortudur vihomeris.

    • translation: All men must die. (valar morghulis)

12. servudur vihomeris.

    • translation: All men must serve. (valar dohaeris)

13. legimari ta libron.

    • translation: I doubt that you were allowed to read the book.