| Infinitive | |
|---|---|
| kodefa | |
| Recent/Near Past | |
| nadefi | todefi |
| odefi | bodefi |
| adefi | badefi |
| edefi | edefi Archaic: idefi |
| Present | |
| nazali kodefa | tozali kodefa |
| ozali kodefa | bozali kodefa |
| azali kodefa | bazali kodefa |
| ezali kodefa | ezali kodefa Archaic: izali kodefa |
| Future | |
| nakodefa | tokodefa |
| okodefa | bokodefa |
| akodefa | bakodefa |
| ekodefa | ekodefa Archaic: ikodefa |
| Past | |
| nadefaki | todefaki |
| odefaki | bodefaki |
| adefaki | badefaki |
| edefaki | edefaki Archaic: idefaki |
| Distant Past | |
| nadefá | todefá |
| odefá | bodefá |
| adefá | badefá |
| edefá | edefá Archaic: idefá |
| Habitual / Continuous | |
| nadefaka | todefaka |
| odefaka | bodefaka |
| adefaka | badefaka |
| edefaka | edefaka Archaic: idefaka |
| Subjunctive / Conditional | |
| nadefa | todefa |
| odefa | bodefa |
| adefa | badefa |
| edefa | edefa Archaic: idefa |
| Imperative | |
| defá | tódefa |
| bódefa | |
| bádefa | |