Nouns and Verbs in Inglish: -ke In Inglish, words that end in -ke follow a consistent pattern for both verb conjugations and noun declensions. Verbs ending in -ke retain this ending in most conjugated forms, with the past participle and present participle marked by specific changes. The noun forms drop the -ke ending in their plural, replaced with an -ix or -x depending on the root word. Examples: Verb: ta bâke, bâkes, bâked, bâkiŋ Noun: bâke, baix Verb: ta brâke, brâkes, brâked, brâkiŋ Noun: brâke, braix Verb: ta câke, câkes, câked, câkiŋ Noun: câke, caix Verb: ta fâke, fâkes, fâked, fâkiŋ Noun: fâke, faix Verb: ta lâke, lâkes, lâked, lâkiŋ Noun: lâke, laix Verb: ta mâke, mâkes, mâde, mâkiŋ Noun: mâke, maix Verb: ta quâke, quâkes, quâked, quâkiŋ Noun: quâke, quaix Verb: ta râke, râkes, râked, râkiŋ Noun: râke, raix Verb: ta forsâke, forsâkes, forsûk, forsâkiŋ Noun: sâke, saix Verb: ta stâke, stâkes, stâked, stâkiŋ Noun: stâke, staix Noun: steke, stéx Verb: ta tâke, tâkes, tûk, tâkiŋ Noun: tâke, taix Verb: ta barke, barkes, barked, barkiŋ Noun: bark, barx Verb: ta narke, narkes, narked, narkiŋ Noun: nark, narx Verb: ta sharke, sharkes, sharked, sharkiŋ Nouns: shark, sharx Verb: ta smêke, smêkes, smêked, smêkiŋ Noun: smêke, smêx Citations: https://www.etymonline.com/word/bake#etymonline_v_207 https://www.etymonline.com/word/bake#etymonline_v_45749 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bake#dictionary-entry-1 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bake#dictionary-entry-2 https://www.etymonline.com/word/brake#etymonline_v_32626 https://www.etymonline.com/word/brake#etymonline_v_15717 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brake#dictionary-entry-1 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brake#dictionary-entry-2 https://www.etymonline.com/word/cake#etymonline_v_33093 https://www.etymonline.com/word/cake#etymonline_v_585 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cake#dictionary-entry-1 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cake#dictionary-entry-2 https://www.etymonline.com/word/fake#etymonline_v_1089 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fake#dictionary-entry-1 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fake#dictionary-entry-2 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fake#dictionary-entry-3 https://www.etymonline.com/word/lake#etymonline_v_2009 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lake#dictionary-entry-2 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lake#dictionary-entry-3 https://www.etymonline.com/word/make#etymonline_v_2237 https://www.etymonline.com/word/make#etymonline_v_2238 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make#dictionary-entry-1 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make#dictionary-entry-2 https://www.etymonline.com/word/quake#etymonline_v_3137 https://www.etymonline.com/word/quake#etymonline_v_47645 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quake#dictionary-entry-1 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quake#dictionary-entry-2 https://www.etymonline.com/word/rake#etymonline_v_45426 https://www.etymonline.com/word/rake#etymonline_v_3316 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rake#dictionary-entry-1 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rake#dictionary-entry-2 https://www.etymonline.com/word/rack#etymonline_v_43875 https://www.etymonline.com/word/rack#etymonline_v_3257 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rack#dictionary-entry-1 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rack#dictionary-entry-2 https://www.etymonline.com/word/forsake#etymonline_v_11818 https://www.etymonline.com/word/sake#etymonline_v_22611 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forsake https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sake#dictionary-entry-1 https://www.etymonline.com/word/stake#etymonline_v_21974 https://www.etymonline.com/word/stake#etymonline_v_21973 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stake#dictionary-entry-1 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stake#dictionary-entry-2 https://www.etymonline.com/word/take#etymonline_v_4331 https://www.etymonline.com/word/take#etymonline_v_24612 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take#dictionary-entry-1 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take#dictionary-entry-2 https://www.etymonline.com/word/bark#etymonline_v_5247 https://www.etymonline.com/word/bark#etymonline_v_52535 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bark#dictionary-entry-3 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bark#dictionary-entry-4 https://www.etymonline.com/word/nark#etymonline_v_2288 https://www.etymonline.com/word/shark#etymonline_v_23352 https://www.etymonline.com/word/shark#etymonline_v_55434 https://www.etymonline.com/word/shark#etymonline_v_48572 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shark#dictionary-entry-1 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shark#dictionary-entry-2 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shark#dictionary-entry-3 https://www.etymonline.com/word/smirk#etymonline_v_23734 https://www.etymonline.com/word/smirk#etymonline_v_48809 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smirk#dictionary-entry-1 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smirk#dictionary-entry-2