In some languages, all verbs end the same way. German verbs typically end with -en; geben, lesen, tragen. French verbs may end with -er, -ir, or –re; parler, donner, choisir, réussir, perdre, vendre. Dovahzul, like English, has less involved verb conjugation so this trait doesn’t exist in the same way. However in both languages there are common verb endings that can help identify a verb.

Here are a few sets of English verbs to consider:

• trample, sample, cripple, grapple, couple.
• lure, cure, conjure, puncture, endure
• adore, explore, snore, bore
• send, rend, bend, end, spend, attend
• connect, dissect, protect, reject, correct, infect
• diminish, extinguish, accomplish

I didn’t include endings that are actual suffixes, such as -ate or -ify. The reason this happens is mostly etymology; most of the -ure words are from French -er verbs, curer, conjurer, endurer. Most of the -end words come from German or Old English, senden/sendan, rendan, enden, spendan. This is also due to simply the spelling conventions of the language, so you have words with very different etymologies like send (from German/Old English) and attend (from Latin/French) that end in the same way.

The reason this is useful is that not only does it create a sense of cohesion, but you can also tell if a mystery word is a verb. Below we’ll take a look at the canon language and try to identify verb endings that we can use in word creation.

-aak

• Aak “to guide”
• Naak “to eat”
• Paak “to shame”
• Piraak “to possess”
• Tinvaak “to talk”

-aal

• Daal “to return”
• Draal “to pray”
• Ofaal “to receive”
• Praal “to sit”
• Sosaal “to bleed”

-aan (where this is not the verb suffix -aan)

• Daan “to doom”
• Dahmaan “to remember”
• Dukaan “to dishonor”
• Oblaan “to end”
• Qiilaan “to bow”
• Rovaan “to wander”
• Saan “to lose”
• Shaan “to inspire”
• Zaan “to shout”

-aat

• Togaat “to attempt”
• Vaat “to swear”

-aav

• Aav “to join”
• Bolaav “to grant”
• Koraav “to see”

-ah

• Dah “push”
• Mah “to fall”
• Motmah “to slip” (probably related to mah)
• Prodah “to foretell”
• Yah “to seek”

-ein

• Bein “to foul”
• Dein “to keep”
• Fundein “to unfurl”
• Kein “to war”
• Rein “to roar”
• Vukein “to combat”
• Zein “to worship”

-el

• Bel “to summon”
• Pel “to write”
• Rel “to dominate”

-ey

• Drey “did”
• Govey “to remove”
• Lahney “to live”
• Mey “to fool”
• Vey “to cut”

-iik

• Viik “to defeat”
• Yoriik “to march”
• Zahrahmiik “to sacrifice”

-iin

• Diin “to freeze”
• Kiin “born”
• Kriin “to slay”
• Viin “to shine”

-ind

• Grind “to meet”
• Hind “to hope”
• Zind “to triumph”

-it

• Ronit “to rival”
• Tovit “to search”

-naar

• Bonaar “to humble”
• Evenaar “to extinguish”
• Fonaar “to charge”
• Qahnaar “to vanquish”

-ok

• Alok “to arise”
• Bahlok “to hunger”
• Dwiirok “to carve”
• Filok “to escape”
• Mindok “to know”
• Nok “to lie”

-on

• Diivon “to swallow”
• Gahvon “to yield”
• Gron “to bind”
• Hon “to hear”
• Kron “to conquer”

-ook

• Folook “to haunt”
• Pook “to stink”

-os

• Denos “to decline”
• Kos “to be”
• Los “is/are/am”
• Nos “to strike”
• Qalos “to touch”

-raan

• Ahraan “to wound”
• Graan “to rout”
• Lahvraan “to gather/muster”
• Mindoraan “to understand”
• Praan “to rest”
• Saraan “to await”

-rah

• Grah “to battle”
• Huzrah “to hearken”
• Liivrah “to diminish”
• Morah “to focus”

-reh

• Dreh “to do”
• Kreh “to break”

-un

• Drun “to bring”
• Dun “to grace”
• Fun “to tell”
• Lun “to leech”
• Strun “to storm”
• Wundun “to travel”

-vut

• Haalvut “to touch”
• Horvut “to lure”

As we can see there is quite a lot of variety, but also a decent sense of consistency. Of note is that many endings, such as -aan and -iik are used in other words to mean different things.

Whenever you’re coming up with a new verb, check this list! It may help you make a more authentic word.