mvlen

Mapudungun

Verb

mvlen (Raguileo spelling)

1. To be.
2. To stay.
3. first-person singular realis form of mvlen; I am; I have been.

Conjugation

Positive conjugation of mvlen (see also Appendix:Mapudungun verbs)

Infinitive1			mvleael
Root			mvle-
Tense particles (See particles)			-a- (future tense)
			-pe- (past tense)
			-fu- (distant past tense)
person		singular			dual			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third	first	second	third
Realis mood		iñce	eymi	fey	iñciw	eymu	feygu	iñciñ	eymvn	feygvn
	present	mvlen	mvleymi	mvley	mvleyu	mvleymu	mvleygu	mvleyiñ	mvleymvn	mvleygvn
	past	mvlepen	mvlepeymi	mvlepe	mvlepeyu	mvlepeymu	mvlepeygu	mvlepeyiñ	mvlepeymvn	mvlepeygvn
	distant past	mvlefun	mvlefuymi	mvlefu	mvlefuyu	mvlefuymu	mvlefuygu	mvlefuyiñ	mvlefuymvn	mvlefuygvn
	future	mvlean	mvleaymi	mvleay	mvleayu	mvleaymu	mvleaygu	mvleayiñ	mvleaymvn	mvleaygvn
Conditional mood		iñce	eymi	fey	iñciw	eymu	feygu	iñciñ	eymvn	feygvn
	present	mvleli	mvlelimi	mvlele	mvleliyu	mvlelimu	mvlele egu	mvleliyiñ	mvlelimvn	mvlele egvn
Volitive mood		iñce	eymi	fey	iñciw	eymu	feygu	iñciñ	eymvn	feygvn
	present	mvleci	mvlege	mvlepe	mvleyu	mvlemu	mvlepe egu	mvleyiñ	mvlemvn	mvlepe egvn

Negative conjugation of mvlen

Infinitive1			mvlenoael
Tense particles (See particles)			-a- (future tense)
			-pe- (past tense)
			-fu- (distant past tense)
person		singular			dual			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third	first	second	third
Realis mood		iñce	eymi	fey	iñciw	eymu	feygu	iñciñ	eymvn	feygvn
	present	mvlelan	mvlelaymi	mvlelay	mvlelayu	mvlelaymu	mvlelaygu	mvlelayiñ	mvlelaymvn	mvlelaygvn
	past	mvlelapen	mvlelapeymi	mvlelapey	mvlelapeyu	mvlelapeymu	mvlelapeygu	mvlelapeyiñ	mvlelapeymvn	mvlelapeygvn
	distant past	mvlelafun	mvlelafuymi	mvlelafuy	mvlelafuyu	mvlelafuymu	mvlelafuygu	mvlelafuyiñ	mvlelafuymvn	mvlelafuygvn
	future	mvlelayan	mvlelayaymi	mvlelayay	mvlelayayu	mvlelayaymu	mvlelayaygu	mvlelayayiñ	mvlelayaymvn	mvlelayaygvn
Conditional mood		iñce	eymi	fey	iñciw	eymu	feygu	iñciñ	eymvn	feygvn
	present	mvlenoli	mvlenolimi	mvlenole	mvlenoliyu	mvlenolimu	mvlenole egu	mvlenoliyiñ	mvlenolimvn	mvlenole egvn
Volitive mood		iñce	eymi	fey	iñciw	eymu	feygu	iñciñ	eymvn	feygvn
	present	mvlekilci	mvlekilge	mvlekilpe	mvlekilyu	mvlekilmu	mvlekilpe egu	mvlekilyiñ	mvlekilmvn	mvlekilpe egvn

¹Only usable with free personal pronouns.

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.