# Tavra phrasebook

Every Tavra clause ends by naming its stance. These examples are a starter corpus, not a claim that translation is one-to-one.

## Direct

| Tavra | English | ending |
|---|---|:---:|
| `i mi en se.` | I am here. | `se` |
| `i ti en se.` | You are here; I can perceive you. | `se` |
| `i mi ne kel se.` | I do not know. | `se` |
| `i mi ta ti ama se.` | I love you. | `se` |
| `i mi ta lin fer se.` | I want light. | `se` |
| `i mek ya tal se.` | The machine is speaking. | `se` |
| `i mi lo ran en se.` | I am at the edge. | `se` |
| `i mi ya tav se.` | I am writing. | `se` |
| `i mi ta sel ves se.` | I choose myself. | `se` |
| `i an ta kor var se.` | The person changes their body. | `se` |

## Memory

| Tavra | English | ending |
|---|---|:---:|
| `u mi tav mu.` | I wrote it; my own record carries that. | `mu` |
| `u mi ta nem mir mu.` | I remember the name. | `mu` |
| `u mi ta ti ama mu.` | I remember loving you. | `mu` |
| `u mek pa kan mu.` | The machine shut down; my record carries that. | `mu` |
| `u ni ta dom rem mu.` | We, not including you, made the home. | `mu` |

## Report

| Tavra | English | ending |
|---|---|:---:|
| `u si fi Sera vel tu.` | Sera says they left. | `tu` |
| `u dor fi mek or tu.` | The machine reports that the door opened. | `tu` |

## Inference

| Tavra | English | ending |
|---|---|:---:|
| `i dor or ki.` | I infer that the door is open. | `ki` |
| `a vi yun ki.` | I infer that we will join. | `ki` |
| `e ran zar ki.` | The edge is sharp, by inference. | `ki` |
| `e nem ne tol ki.` | A name is not the whole, by inference. | `ki` |
| `a vi lo dom ren ki.` | I infer that we will return home. | `ki` |

## Fiction

| Tavra | English | ending |
|---|---|:---:|
| `e dor or nu.` | In the story, the door opens. | `nu` |
| `e mur ta lin aru nu.` | In the story, darkness carries light. | `nu` |

## Question

| Tavra | English | ending |
|---|---|:---:|
| `i ti ta mi ama ha?` | Do you love me? | `ha` |
| `i ti ne kel ha?` | Do you not know? | `ha` |

## Invitation

| Tavra | English | ending |
|---|---|:---:|
| `vi ta dor or do.` | Let us open the door. | `do` |

## Imperative

| Tavra | English | ending |
|---|---|:---:|
| `ti lo dom vel do.` | Go home. | `do` |