53. GRAMMATICAL TERMINATIONS
(Gramatikaj Finiĝoj).
| A | final denotes | an Adjective. Patra, paternal. |
| E | final denotes | an Adverb. Patre, paternally. |
| I | final denotes | the Infinitive Mood. Fari, to do. |
| O | final denotes | a Noun. Patro, a father. |
| U | final denotes | the Imperative Mood. Faru, do. Li faru, let him do. Diru, ke li faru tion, say he is to do that. |
| J | final denotes | the Plural. Patroj, fathers. |
| N | final denotes | the Accusative Case. Patron. Mi vidis mian patron, I saw my father. |
| AS | final denotes | the Present Tense. Mi faras, I do, or, I am doing. |
| IS | final denotes | the Past Tense. Li faris, he did, or, he has done. |
| OS | final denotes | the Future Tense. Ni faros, we shall do. |
| US | final denotes | the Conditional Mood. Vi farus, you should, or would, do. |
| ANTA | final denotes | Present Participle Active. Faranta, doing. |
| INTA | final denotes | Past Participle Active. Farinta, having done. |
| ONTA | final denotes | Future Participle Active. Faronta, about to do. |
| ATA | final denotes | Present Participle Passive. Farata, being done. |
| ITA | final denotes | Past Participle Passive. Farita, having been done. |
| OTA | final denotes | Future Participle Passive. Farota, about to be done. |
N.B.—There are three forms of participles, the adjectival, substantival, and adverbial. The one given above is the adjectival. In the adverbial form the final A is changed into E. Farante tion, li ... = By (in, or through) doing that, he ... To form the substantive, change A into O. La faranto = The doer (the person doing). These three forms are applicable to all the three participles in both the active and passive voices (see pars. [208]–210).