The following is an Eastern Armenian verb table. The Western Armenian verb table can be found here.
Conjugations
Affirmative/Interrogative
Type I/II
(This conjugation is termed "I/II" to coincide with historic/Western numbering, where there are still three distinct conjugations)
Note that traditional Armenian grammars use Aorist for Preterite and Optative for Subjunctive. In Armenian, gerunds / gerundives / converbs (verbal noun) are interchangeable with an English relative clause. For example,
նամակ <u>գրող</u> մարդը namak groġ mardə - The man <u>who is writing</u> a letter / The man <u>writing</u> a letter (there is only a present tense gerund in English)
նամակ <u>գրած</u> մարդը namak grac mardə - The man <u>who has written</u> a letter
մարդու <u>գրելիք</u> նամակը mardu grelik’ namakə - The letter <u>that</u> the man <u>will write</u> (roughly, "the man's will-be written letter")
Additionally, the synchronical gerund or present participle II denotes a simultaneous action. In other words, a concurrency between two verbs:
Ես <u>վազելիս</u> ընկա yes vazelis ənka - I fell <u>while running</u>
Note: the Conditional mood is sometimes labeled the Hypothetical mood; in the Necessative, պետք է petk’ ē is used as a stronger form of պիտի piti; and that resultive constructions are not moods. They convey a state as a result from a prior action. Compare:
նստում եմ nstum em, I am sitting down, and նստած եմ nstac em, I am sitting.
կառուցվում է kaṙuc’voum ē, it is getting built, and կառուցված է kaṙuc’vac ē, it is built.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" width="100%"
! colspan="15" |Indicative
|- valign="bottom"
| rowspan="2" |
| colspan="2" | Present
| colspan="2" | Imperfect
| colspan="2" | Preterite / Aorist
| colspan="2" | Future
| colspan="2" |Perfect
| colspan="2" |Pluperfect
| colspan="2" |Future Perfect
|-
|Singular
|Plural
|Singular
|Plural
|Singular
|Plural
|Singular
|Plural
|Singular
|Plural
|Singular
|Plural
|Singular
|Plural
|-
| 1st person
| <span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրում եմ</span>
sirum em
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրում ենք</span>
sirum enk’
| <span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրում էի</span>
sirum ēi
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրում էինք</span>
sirum ēink’
| <span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրեցի</span>
sirec’i
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրեցինք</span>
sirec’ink’
| <span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրելու եմ</span>
sirelu em
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրելու ենք</span>
sirelu enk’
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրել եմ</span>
sirel em
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրել ենք</span>
sirel enk’
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրել էի</span>
sirel ēi
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրել էինք</span>
sirel ēink’
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրելու էի</span>
sirelu ēi
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրելու էինք</span>
sirelu ēink’
|-
|2nd person
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրում ես</span>
sirum es
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրում եք</span>
sirum ek’
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրում էիր</span>
sirum ēir
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրում էիք</span>
sirum ēik’
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրեցիր</span>
sirec’ir
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրեցիք</span>
sirec’ik’
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրելու ես</span>
sirelu es
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրելու եք</span>
sirelu ek’
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրել ես</span>
sirel es
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրել եք</span>
sirel ek’
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրել էիր</span>
sirel ēir
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրել էիք</span>
sirel ēik’
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրելու էիր</span>
sirelu ēir
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրելու էիք</span>
sirelu ēik’
|-
|3rd person
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրում է</span>
sirum ē
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրում են</span>
sirum en
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրում էր</span>
sirum ēr
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրում էին</span>
sirum ēin
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրեց</span>
sirec’
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրեցին</span>
sirec’in
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրելու է</span>
sirelu ē
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրելու են</span>
sirelu en
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրել է</span>
sirel ê
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրել են</span>
sirel en
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրել էր</span>
sirel ēr
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրել էին</span>
sirel ēin
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրելու էր</span>
sirelu ēr
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրելու էին</span>
sirelu ēin
|-
! colspan="5" |Subjunctive / Optative
! colspan="8" |Conditional / Hypothetical
|- valign="bottom"
| rowspan="2" |
| colspan="2" | Future
| colspan="2" | Future Perfect
| colspan="2" | Future I
| colspan="2" | Future Perfect I
| colspan="2" |Future II
| colspan="2" |Future Perfect II
|-
|Singular
|Plural
|Singular
|Plural
|Singular
|Plural
|Singular
|Plural
|Singular
|Plural
|Singular
|Plural
|-
| 1st person
| <span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրեմ</span>
sirem
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրենք</span>
sirenk’
| <span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրեի</span>
sirei
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրեինք</span>
sireink’
| <span lang="hy" dir="ltr">կսիրեմ</span>
ksirem
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">կսիրենք</span>
ksirenk’
| <span lang="hy" dir="ltr">կսիրեի</span>
ksirei
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">կսիրեինք</span>
ksireink’
|սիրած կլինեմ
sirac klinem
|սիրած կլինենք
sirac klinenk’
|սիրած կլինեի
sirac klinei
|սիրած կլինեինք
sirac klineink’
|-
|2nd person
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրես</span>
sires
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրեք</span>
sirek’
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրեիր</span>
sireir
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրեիք</span>
sireik’
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">կսիրես</span>
ksires
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">կսիրեք</span>
ksirek’
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">կսիրեիր</span>
ksireir
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">կսիրեիք</span>
ksireik’
|սիրած կլինես
sirac klines
|սիրած կլինեք
sirac klinek’
|սիրած կլինեիր
sirac klineir
|սիրած կլինեիք
sirac klineik’
|-
|3rd person
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրի</span>
siri
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրեն</span>
siren
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրեր</span>
sirer
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրեին</span>
sirein
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">կսիրի</span>
ksiri
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">կսիրեն</span>
ksiren
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">կսիրեր</span>
ksirer
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">կսիրեին</span>
ksirein
|սիրած կլինի
sirac klini
|սիրած կլինեն
sirac klinen
|սիրած կլիներ
sirac kliner
|սիրած կլինեին
sirac klinein
|-
! colspan="9" | Necessetative
! colspan="2" |Imperative
! colspan="4" |Resultive
|- valign="bottom"
| rowspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |Future I
| colspan="2" |Future Perfect I
| colspan="2" |Future II
| colspan="2" |Future Perfect II
| colspan="2" |Present
| colspan="2" |Present
| colspan="2" |Present
|-
|Singular
|Plural
|Singular
|Plural
|Singular
|Plural
|Singular
|Plural
|Singular
|Plural
|Singular
|Plural
|Singular
|Plural
|-
| 1st person
| <span lang="hy" dir="ltr">պիտի սիրեմ</span>
piti sirem
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">պիտի սիրենք</span>
piti sirenk’
| <span lang="hy" dir="ltr">պիտի սիրեի</span>
piti sirei
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">պիտի սիրեինք</span>
piti sireink’
|սիրած պիտի լինեմ
sirac piti linem
|սիրած պիտի լինենք
sirac piti linenk’
|սիրած պիտի լինեի
sirac piti linei
|սիրած պիտի լինեինք
sirac piti lineink’
|
|
|սիրած եմ
sirac em
|սիրած ենք
sirac enk’
|սիրած էի
sirac ēi
|սիրած էինք
sirac ēink’
|-
|2nd person
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">պիտի սիրես</span>
piti sires
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">պիտի սիրեք</span>
piti sirek’
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">պիտի սիրեիր</span>
piti sireir
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրեիք</span>
piti sireik’
|սիրած պիտի լինես
sirac piti lines
|սիրած պիտի լինեք
sirac piti linek’
|սիրած պիտի լինեիր
sirac piti lineir
|սիրած պիտի լինեիք
sirac piti lineik’
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրի՛ր</span>
sirir!
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրեցե՛ք</span>
sirec’ek’!
|սիրած ես
sirac es
|սիրած եք
sirac ek’
|սիրած էիր
sirac ēir
|սիրած եիք
sirac ēik’
|-
|3rd person
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">պիտի սիրի</span>
piti siri
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">պիտի սիրեն</span>
piti siren
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">պիտի սիրեր</span>
piti sirer
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">պիտի սիրեին</span>
piti sirein
|սիրած պիտի լինի
sirac piti lini
|սիրած պիտի լինեն
sirac piti linen
|սիրած պիտի լիներ
sirac piti liner
|սիրած պիտի լինեին
sirac piti linein
|
|
|սիրած է
sirac ē
|սիրած են
sirac en
|սիրած էր
sirac ēr
|սիրած եին
sirac ēin
|-
! colspan="2" |Verbals
|
|-
|Infinitive
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրել</span>
sirel
|-
|Passive Infinitive
|սիրվել
sirvel
|-
|Present Gerund
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրող</span>
siroġ
|-
|Present Participle
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրում</span>
sirum
|-
|Synchronal Gerund
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրելիս</span>
sirelis
|-
|Past Participle
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրել</span>
sirel
|-
|Past Gerund
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրած</span>
sirac
|-
|Future Participle
|<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">սիրելու</span>
sirelu
|-
|Future Gerund
|սիրելիք sirelik’
|}
Type III
(This conjugation is termed "III" (instead of "II") to coincide with historic/Western numbering, where there are still three distinct conjugations)
{| width=100%
|- valign=bottom
| colspan=2 |
| Indicative
<br>Present
| Imperfect
| Preterite
| Future
|-
| 1sg
<br>2sg
<br>3sg
<br>1pl
<br>2pl
<br>3pl
| yes
<br>du
<br>na
<br>menk'
<br>duk'
<br>nrank'
| kardum em
<br>kardum es
<br>kardum ê
<br>kardum enk'
<br>kardum ek'
<br>kardum en
| kardum êi
<br>kardum êir
<br>kardum êr
<br>kardum êink'
<br>kardum êik'
<br>kardum êin
| kardac'i
<br>kardac'ir
<br>kardac'
<br>kardac'ink'
<br>kardac'ik'
<br>kardac'in
| kardalu yem
<br>kardalu yes
<br>kardalu ê
<br>kardalu yenk'
<br>kardalu yek'
<br>kardalu yen
|-
|
|-
| colspan=2 |
| Perfect
| colspan=2 | Pluperfect
| Fut. Perfect
|-
| colspan=2 | 1sg
<br>2sg
<br>3sg
<br>1pl
<br>2pl
<br>3pl
| kardac'el em
<br>kardac'el es
<br>kardac'el ê
<br>kardac'el enk'
<br>kardac'el ek'
<br>kardac'el en
| colspan=2 | kardac'el êi
<br>kardac'el êir
<br>kardac'el êr
<br>kardac'el êink'
<br>kardac'el êik'
<br>kardac'el êin
| kardalu êi
<br>kardalu êir
<br>kardalu êr
<br>kardalu êink'
<br>kardalu êik'
<br>kardalu êin
|-
|
|- valign=bottom
| colspan=2 |
| Optative
<br>Non-Past
| Past
| Conditional
<br>Non-Past
| Past
|-
| colspan=2 | 1sg
<br>2sg
<br>3sg
<br>1pl
<br>2pl
<br>3pl
| kardam
<br>kardas
<br>karda
<br>kardank'
<br>kardak'
<br>kardan
| kardayi
<br>kardayir
<br>kardar
<br>kardayink'
<br>kardayik'
<br>kardayin
| kkardam
<br>kkardas
<br>kkarda
<br>kkardank'
<br>kkardak'
<br>kkardan
| kkardayi
<br>kkardayir
<br>kkardar
<br>kkardayink'
<br>kkardayik'
<br>kkardayin
|-
|
|- valign=bottom
| colspan=2 |
| Jussive
<br>Non-Past
| colspan=2 | Past
| Imperative
<br>
|-
| colspan=2 | 1sg
<br>2sg
<br>3sg
<br>1pl
<br>2pl
<br>3pl
| piti kardam
<br>piti kardas
<br>piti karda
<br>piti kardank'
<br>piti kardak'
<br>piti kardan
| colspan=2 | piti kardayi
<br>piti kardayir
<br>piti kardar
<br>piti kardayink'
<br>piti kardayik'
<br>piti kardayin
|
<br>karda!
<br>
<br>
<br>kardac'ek'!
<br>
|-
|
|-
| colspan=2 | Infinitive
<br>Gerund
<br>Present Participle I
<br>Present Participle II
<br>Past Act. Participle
<br>Past Pass. Participle
<br>Future Participle
| kardal (to read)
<br>kardac'ogh
<br>kardum
<br>kardalis
<br>kardac'el
<br>kardac'ac
<br>kardalu
|}
Negative
Type I
Note: the formation of the negative is the same for all conjugations. The examples below are based on the first conjugation.
{| width=100%
|- valign=bottom
| colspan=2 |
| Indicative
<br>Present
| Imperfect
| Preterite
| Future
|-
| 1sg
<br>2sg
<br>3sg
<br>1pl
<br>2pl
<br>3pl
| yes
<br>du
<br>na
<br>menk'
<br>duk'
<br>nrank'
| ch'em sirum
<br>ch'es sirum
<br>ch'i sirum
<br>ch'enk' sirum
<br>ch'ek' sirum
<br>ch'en sirum
| ch'êi sirum
<br>ch'êir sirum
<br>ch'êr sirum
<br>ch'êink' sirum
<br>ch'êik' sirum
<br>ch'êin sirum
| ch'sirec'i
<br>ch'sirec'ir
<br>ch'sirec'
<br>ch'sirec'ink'
<br>ch'sirec'ik'
<br>ch'sirec'in
| ch'em sirelu
<br>ch'es sirelu
<br>ch'i sirelu
<br>ch'enk' sirelu
<br>ch'ek' sirelu
<br>ch'en sirelu
|-
|
|-
| colspan=2 |
| Perfect
| colspan=2 | Pluperfect
| Fut. Perfect
|-
| colspan=2 | 1sg
<br>2sg
<br>3sg
<br>1pl
<br>2pl
<br>3pl
| ch'em sirel
<br>ch'es sirel
<br>ch'i sirel
<br>ch'enk' sirel
<br>ch'ek' sirel
<br>ch'en sirel
| colspan=2 | ch'êi sirel
<br>ch'êir sirel
<br>ch'êr sirel
<br>ch'êink' sirel
<br>ch'êik' sirel
<br>ch'êin sirel
| ch'êi sirelu
<br>ch'êir sirelu
<br>ch'êr sirelu
<br>ch'êink' sirelu
<br>ch'êik' sirelu
<br>ch'êin sirelu
|-
|
|- valign=bottom
| colspan=2 |
| Optative
<br>Non-Past
| Past
| Conditional
<br>Non-Past
| Past
|-
| colspan=2 | 1sg
<br>2sg
<br>3sg
<br>1pl
<br>2pl
<br>3pl
| ch'sirem
<br>ch'sires
<br>ch'siri
<br>ch'sirenk'
<br>ch'sirek'
<br>ch'siren
| ch'sirei
<br>ch'sireir
<br>ch'sirer
<br>ch'sireink'
<br>ch'sireik'
<br>ch'sirein
| ch'em siri
<br>ch'es siri
<br>ch'i siri
<br>ch'enk' siri
<br>ch'ek' siri
<br>ch'en siri
| ch'êi siri
<br>ch'êir siri
<br>ch'êr siri
<br>ch'êink' siri
<br>ch'êik' siri
<br>ch'êin siri
|-
|
|- valign=bottom
| colspan=2 |
| Jussive
<br>Non-Past
| colspan=2 | Past
| Imperative
<br>
|-
| colspan=2 | 1sg
<br>2sg
<br>3sg
<br>1pl
<br>2pl
<br>3pl
| *piti ch'sirem
<br>piti ch'sires
<br>piti ch'siri
<br>piti ch'sirenk'
<br>piti ch'sirek'
<br>piti ch'siren
| colspan=2 | *piti ch'sirei
<br>piti ch'sireir
<br>piti ch'sirer
<br>piti ch'sireink'
<br>piti ch'sireik'
<br>piti ch'sirein
|
<br>mi sirir! ~ mi siri!
<br>
<br>
<br>mi sirec'ek'! ~ mi sirek'!
<br>
|-
|
|-
| colspan=2 | Infinitive
<br>Gerund
<br>Present Participle I
<br>Present Participle II
<br>Past Act. Participle
<br>Past Pass. Participle
<br>Future Participle
| ch'sirel (to not love)
<br>ch'sirogh
<br>ch'sirum
<br>ch'sirelis
<br>ch'sirel
<br>ch'sirac
<br>ch'sirelu
|}
Note: the negative jussive forms may also be (in Eastern Armenian) ch'piti sirem, ch'piti sires, etc; ch'piti sirei, ch'piti sireir, etc.
