just trying out parsing very, very basic VPs

src/components/src/blocks/Block.tsx

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ function VBBlock({
   script: "p" | "f";
   block:
     | T.VBBasic
-    | T.VBGenNum
+    | (T.VBBasic & (T.VBPartInfo | T.VBAbilityInfo))
     | (T.VBBasic & {
         person: T.Person;
       });
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ function VBBlock({
     );
   }
   const infInfo =
-    "gender" in block
+    "info" in block && block.info.type === "ppart"
-      ? getEnglishGenNumInfo(block.gender, block.number)
+      ? getEnglishGenNumInfo(block.info.genNum.gender, block.info.genNum.number)
       : "person" in block
       ? getEnglishPersonInfo(block.person, "short")
       : "";

src/components/src/vp-explorer/chart-builder.tsx

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ function grabLength(
     if (vb.type === "welded") {
       return {
         ...vb,
-        right: grabVBLength(vb.right) as T.VBBasic | T.VBGenNum,
+        right: grabVBLength(vb.right) as T.VBBasic | T.VBP,
       };
     }
     if (!(length in vb.ps)) {

src/demo-components/ParserDemo.tsx

@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@ import * as T from "../types";
 import { parsePhrase } from "../lib/src/parsing/parse-phrase";
 import { lookup } from "../lib/src/parsing/lookup";
 import { tokenizer } from "../lib/src/parsing/tokenizer";
-import { NPDisplay } from "../components/library";
+import {
+  CompiledPTextDisplay,
+  NPDisplay,
+  compileVP,
+  renderVP,
+} from "../components/library";
 
 function ParserDemo({ opts }: { opts: T.TextOptions }) {
   const [text, setText] = useState<string>("");
   const [result, setResult] = useState<
-    { inflected: boolean; selection: T.NPSelection }[]
+    ReturnType<typeof parsePhrase>["success"]
   >([]);
   const [errors, setErrors] = useState<string[]>([]);
   function handleChange(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
@@ -26,7 +31,7 @@ function ParserDemo({ opts }: { opts: T.TextOptions }) {
   }
   return (
     <div className="mt-3" style={{ marginBottom: "1000px" }}>
-      <p>Type an adjective or noun (w or without adjs) to parse it</p>
+      <p>Type a NP</p>
       <div className="form-group mb-2">
         <input
           dir="rtl"
@@ -45,17 +50,49 @@ function ParserDemo({ opts }: { opts: T.TextOptions }) {
       {errors.length > 0 && (
         <>
           <div className="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
+            {errors.length > 0 ? (
+              <>
+                <div>possible errors:</div>
+                <ul>
                   {errors.map((e) => (
-              <div>{e}</div>
+                    <li>{e}</li>
                   ))}
+                </ul>
+              </>
+            ) : (
+              <div>{errors[0]}</div>
+            )}
           </div>
           <div className="text-center">Did you mean:</div>
         </>
       )}
 
-      {result.map((np) => (
+      {result.map((res) =>
-        <NPDisplay NP={np.selection} inflected={np.inflected} opts={opts} />
+        "inflected" in res ? (
+          <NPDisplay NP={res.selection} inflected={res.inflected} opts={opts} />
+        ) : "verb" in res ? (
+          (() => {
+            const rendered = renderVP(res);
+            const compiled = compileVP(rendered, res.form);
+            return (
+              <div>
+                <CompiledPTextDisplay compiled={compiled} opts={opts} />
+                {compiled.e && (
+                  <div className={`text-muted mt-2 text-center`}>
+                    {compiled.e.map((e, i) => (
+                      <div key={i}>{e}</div>
                     ))}
+                  </div>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            );
+          })()
+        ) : (
+          <samp>
+            <pre>{JSON.stringify(res, null, "  ")}</pre>
+          </samp>
+        )
+      )}
       <details>
         <summary>AST</summary>
         <samp>

src/lib/src/fp-ps.ts

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export function mapVerbRenderedOutput(
   f: (a: T.PsString) => T.PsString,
   [a, b]: T.VerbRenderedOutput
 ): T.VerbRenderedOutput {
-  return [fmapVHead(a), fmapV(b)];
+  return [fmapVHead(a), fmapVE(b)];
   function fmapVHead([v]: [T.VHead] | []): [T.VHead] | [] {
     if (v === undefined) {
       return [];
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ export function mapVerbRenderedOutput(
       ps: f(comp.ps),
     };
   }
-  function fmapV(v: [T.VB, T.VBE] | [T.VBE]): [T.VB, T.VBE] | [T.VBE] {
+  function fmapVE(v: [T.VBP, T.VBE] | [T.VBE]): [T.VBP, T.VBE] | [T.VBE] {
-    return v.map(fmapVB) as [T.VB, T.VBE] | [T.VBE];
+    return v.map(fmapVB) as [T.VBP, T.VBE] | [T.VBE];
   }
-  function fmapVB<V extends T.VB | T.VBE>(v: V): V {
+  function fmapVB<V extends T.VB | T.VBE | T.VBP>(v: V): V {
     if (v.type === "welded") {
       return {
         ...v,

src/lib/src/grammar-units.ts

@@ -1031,11 +1031,11 @@ export const persons = [
     person: 9,
   },
   {
-    label: { subject: "thay (m. pl.)", object: "them (m. pl.)" },
+    label: { subject: "they (m. pl.)", object: "them (m. pl.)" },
     person: 10,
   },
   {
-    label: { subject: "thay (f. pl.)", object: "them (f. pl.)" },
+    label: { subject: "they (f. pl.)", object: "them (f. pl.)" },
     person: 11,
   },
 ];

src/lib/src/new-verb-engine/render-verb.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { getPastParticiple, getRootStem } from "./roots-and-stems";
 import {
   isKedul,
   perfectTenseToEquative,
+  vEntry,
   verbEndingConcat,
 } from "./rs-helpers";
 import {
@@ -33,7 +34,24 @@ import {
   accentPsSyllable,
   removeAccents,
 } from "../accent-helpers";
-
+const kedulStat = vEntry({
+  ts: 1581086654898,
+  i: 11100,
+  p: "کېدل",
+  f: "kedul",
+  g: "kedul",
+  e: "to become _____",
+  r: 2,
+  c: "v. intrans.",
+  ssp: "ش",
+  ssf: "sh",
+  prp: "شول",
+  prf: "shwul",
+  pprtp: "شوی",
+  pprtf: "shúway",
+  noOo: true,
+  ec: "become",
+});
 const formulas: Record<
   T.VerbTense | T.ImperativeTense,
   {
@@ -123,11 +141,12 @@ export function renderVerb({
   const type = isAbilityTense(tense) ? "ability" : "basic";
   const transitive = object !== undefined;
   const king = transitive && isPast ? object : subject;
+  const base = isPast ? "root" : "stem";
 
   // #1 get the appropriate root / stem
   const [vHead, rest] = getRootStem({
     verb,
-    rs: isPast ? "root" : "stem",
+    rs: base,
     aspect: negative && isImperativeTense(tense) ? "imperfective" : aspect,
     voice,
     type,
@@ -148,6 +167,8 @@ export function renderVerb({
         pastThird: isPast && king === T.Person.ThirdSingMale,
         aspect,
         basicForm: type === "basic" && voice === "active",
+        base,
+        ability: type === "ability",
       }),
     ],
   };
@@ -165,7 +186,7 @@ function renderPerfectVerb({
   voice: T.Voice;
 }): {
   hasBa: boolean;
-  vbs: [[], [T.VB, T.VBE]];
+  vbs: [[], [T.VBP, T.VBE]];
   objComp: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection> | undefined;
 } {
   const hasBa = perfectTenseHasBa(tense);
@@ -178,6 +199,10 @@ function renderPerfectVerb({
     type: "VB",
     person,
     ps: fmapSingleOrLengthOpts((x) => x[row][col], equative),
+    info: {
+      type: "equative",
+      tense: perfectTenseToEquative(tense),
+    },
   };
   return {
     hasBa,
@@ -194,32 +219,46 @@ function addEnding({
   pastThird,
   aspect,
   basicForm,
+  base,
+  ability,
 }: {
-  rs: [T.VB, T.VBA] | [T.VBA];
+  rs: [T.VBP, T.VB] | [T.VB];
   ending: T.SingleOrLengthOpts<T.PsString[]>;
   person: T.Person;
   verb: T.VerbEntry;
   pastThird: boolean;
   aspect: T.Aspect;
   basicForm: boolean;
-}): [T.VB, T.VBE] | [T.VBE] {
+  base: "stem" | "root";
+  ability: boolean;
+}): [T.VBP, T.VBE] | [T.VBE] {
   return rs.length === 2
     ? [rs[0], addEnd(rs[1], ending)]
     : [addEnd(rs[0], ending)];
-  function addEnd(
+  function addEnd(vb: T.VB, ending: T.SingleOrLengthOpts<T.PsString[]>): T.VBE {
-    vba: T.VBA,
+    const info = {
-    ending: T.SingleOrLengthOpts<T.PsString[]>
+      type: "verb" as const,
-  ): T.VBE {
+      aspect: ability ? "perfective" : aspect,
-    if (vba.type === "welded") {
+      base,
+      verb: ability ? kedulStat : verb,
+      ...(ability
+        ? {
+            abilityAux: true,
+          }
+        : {}),
+    };
+    if (vb.type === "welded") {
       return {
-        ...vba,
+        ...vb,
-        right: addToVBBasicEnd(vba.right, ending),
+        right: addToVBBasicEnd(vb.right, ending),
         person,
+        info,
       };
     }
     return {
-      ...addToVBBasicEnd(vba, ending),
+      ...addToVBBasicEnd(vb, ending),
       person,
+      info,
     };
   }
   function addToVBBasicEnd(

src/lib/src/new-verb-engine/roots-and-stems.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   countSyllables,
   removeAccents,
 } from "../accent-helpers";
-import { isKawulVerb, isTlulVerb } from "../type-predicates";
+import { isKawulVerb } from "../type-predicates";
 import {
   vEntry,
   addAbilityEnding,
@@ -123,42 +123,60 @@ function getAbilityRs(
   rs: "root" | "stem",
   voice: T.Voice,
   genderNum: T.GenderNumber
-): [[] | [T.VHead], [T.VB, T.VBA]] {
+): [[] | [T.VHead], [T.VBP, T.VB]] {
+  // https://grammar.lingdocs.com/verbs/ability/#exceptions
   const losesAspect =
-    isTlulVerb(verb) ||
+    (verb.entry.prp && verb.entry.p !== "کول") ||
     (isStatComp(verb) && vTransitivity(verb) === "intransitive");
+  const asp = losesAspect ? "imperfective" : aspect;
   const [vhead, [basicroot]] =
     voice === "passive"
       ? getPassiveRs(verb, "imperfective", "root", genderNum)
-      : getRoot(verb, genderNum, losesAspect ? "imperfective" : aspect);
+      : getRoot(verb, genderNum, asp);
-  return [vhead, [addAbilityEnding(basicroot), rs === "root" ? shwulVB : shVB]];
+  return [
+    vhead,
+    [addAbilityEnding(basicroot, verb, asp), rs === "root" ? shwulVB : shVB],
+  ];
 }
 
 export function getPastParticiple(
   verb: T.VerbEntry,
   voice: T.Voice,
   { gender, number }: { gender: T.Gender; number: T.NounNumber }
-): T.VBGenNum | T.WeldedGN {
+): T.VBP {
   const v = removeFVarientsFromVerb(verb);
   if (voice === "passive") {
     return getPassivePp(v, { gender, number });
   }
   if (isStatComp(v) && v.complement) {
-    return weld(
+    return {
+      ...weld(
         makeComplement(v.complement, { gender, number }),
         getPastParticiple(statVerb[vTransitivity(verb)], voice, {
           gender,
           number,
-      }) as T.VBGenNum
+        })
-    );
+      ),
+      info: {
+        type: "ppart",
+        genNum: { gender, number },
+        verb,
+      },
+    };
   }
   if (verb.entry.pprtp && verb.entry.pprtf) {
     const base = makePsString(verb.entry.pprtp, verb.entry.pprtf);
     return {
       type: "VB",
       ps: inflectPattern3(base, { gender, number }),
+      info: {
+        type: "ppart",
+        verb,
+        genNum: {
           gender,
           number,
+        },
+      },
     };
   }
   const basicRoot = getRoot(
@@ -166,7 +184,7 @@ export function getPastParticiple(
     { gender, number },
     "imperfective"
   )[1][0];
-  const longRoot = getLongVB(basicRoot);
+  const longRoot = getLongVB(basicRoot) as T.VBNoLenghts<T.VB>;
   const rootWLengths = possiblePPartLengths(longRoot);
   /* istanbul ignore next */
   if ("right" in rootWLengths) {
@@ -175,8 +193,14 @@ export function getPastParticiple(
   return {
     ...rootWLengths,
     ps: addTail(rootWLengths.ps),
+    info: {
+      type: "ppart",
+      verb,
+      genNum: {
         gender,
         number,
+      },
+    },
   };
 
   function addTail(
@@ -192,12 +216,19 @@ export function getPastParticiple(
 function getPassivePp(
   verb: T.VerbEntryNoFVars,
   genderNumber: T.GenderNumber
-): T.WeldedGN {
+): T.VBP {
   if (isStatComp(verb) && verb.complement) {
-    return weld(
+    return {
+      ...weld(
         makeComplement(verb.complement, genderNumber),
         getPassivePp(statVerb.transitive, genderNumber)
-    );
+      ),
+      info: {
+        type: "ppart",
+        verb,
+        genNum: genderNumber,
+      },
+    };
   }
   const basicRoot = getRoot(
     verb,
@@ -205,38 +236,26 @@ function getPassivePp(
     isKawulVerb(verb) ? "perfective" : "imperfective"
   )[1][0];
   const longRoot = getLongVB(basicRoot);
-  const kedulVb: T.VBGenNum = getPastParticiple(
+  const kedulVb = getPastParticiple(
     statVerb.intransitive,
     "active",
     genderNumber
-  ) as T.VBGenNum;
+  );
-  return weld(longRoot, kedulVb);
+  return {
-}
+    ...weld(longRoot, kedulVb),
-
+    info: {
-function getPassiveRs(
+      type: "ppart",
-  verb: T.VerbEntryNoFVars,
+      verb,
-  aspect: T.Aspect,
+      genNum: genderNumber,
-  rs: "root" | "stem",
+    },
-  genderNumber: T.GenderNumber
+  };
-): [[] | [T.VHead], [T.VBA]] {
-  const [vHead, [basicRoot]] = getRoot(verb, genderNumber, aspect);
-  const longRoot = getLongVB(basicRoot);
-  const kedulVba = getRootStem({
-    verb: statVerb.intransitive,
-    aspect,
-    rs,
-    type: "basic",
-    voice: "active",
-    genderNumber: { gender: "masc", number: "singular" },
-  })[1][0] as T.VBBasic;
-  return [vHead, [weld(longRoot, kedulVba)]];
 }
 
 function getRoot(
   verb: T.VerbEntryNoFVars,
   genderNum: T.GenderNumber,
   aspect: T.Aspect
-): [[T.VHead] | [], [T.VBA]] {
+): [[T.VHead] | [], [T.VB]] {
   if (
     verb.complement &&
     isStatComp(verb) &&
@@ -430,6 +449,25 @@ function getStem(
   }
 }
 
+function getPassiveRs(
+  verb: T.VerbEntryNoFVars,
+  aspect: T.Aspect,
+  rs: "root" | "stem",
+  genderNumber: T.GenderNumber
+): [[] | [T.VHead], [T.VB]] {
+  const [vHead, [basicRoot]] = getRoot(verb, genderNumber, aspect);
+  const longRoot = getLongVB(basicRoot);
+  const kedulVba = getRootStem({
+    verb: statVerb.intransitive,
+    aspect,
+    rs,
+    type: "basic",
+    voice: "active",
+    genderNumber: { gender: "masc", number: "singular" },
+  })[1][0] as T.VBBasic;
+  return [vHead, [weld(longRoot, kedulVba)]];
+}
+
 // TODO: This is a nasty and messy way to do it with the length options included
 function getPerfectiveHead(
   base: T.PsString,

src/lib/src/new-verb-engine/rs-helpers.ts

@@ -123,19 +123,10 @@ export function verbEndingConcat(
   );
 }
 
-// TODO: THIS IS UGGGGLY NEED TO THINK THROUGH THE TYPING ON THE WELDING
 export function weld(
   left: T.Welded["left"],
-  right: T.VBGenNum | T.WeldedGN
+  right: T.VB | T.VBP | T.NComp
-): T.WeldedGN;
+): T.Welded {
-export function weld(
-  left: T.Welded["left"],
-  right: T.VBBasic | T.NComp | T.Welded
-): T.Welded;
-export function weld(
-  left: T.Welded["left"],
-  right: T.VBBasic | T.VBGenNum | T.Welded | T.NComp | T.WeldedGN
-): T.Welded | T.WeldedGN {
   if (right.type === "welded") {
     return weld(weld(left, right.left), right.right);
   }
@@ -218,7 +209,11 @@ export function tlulPerfectiveStem(person: {
   ];
 }
 
-export function addAbilityEnding(vb: T.VBA): T.VBA {
+export function addAbilityEnding(
+  vb: T.VB,
+  verb: T.VerbEntry,
+  aspect: T.Aspect
+): T.VBP {
   const abilityEnding: T.PsString[] = [
     { p: "ی", f: "ay" },
     { p: "ای", f: "aay" },
@@ -227,9 +222,21 @@ export function addAbilityEnding(vb: T.VBA): T.VBA {
     return {
       ...vb,
       right: addToEnd(vb.right, abilityEnding),
+      info: {
+        type: "ability",
+        verb,
+        aspect,
+      },
     };
   }
-  return addToEnd(vb, abilityEnding);
+  return {
+    ...addToEnd(vb, abilityEnding),
+    info: {
+      type: "ability",
+      verb,
+      aspect,
+    },
+  };
   function addToEnd(vb: T.VBBasic, end: T.PsString[]): T.VBBasic {
     /* istanbul ignore next */
     if (!("long" in vb.ps)) {
@@ -248,8 +255,8 @@ export function addAbilityEnding(vb: T.VBA): T.VBA {
 }
 
 export function possiblePPartLengths(vba: T.VBNoLenghts<T.VBBasic>): T.VBBasic;
-export function possiblePPartLengths(vba: T.VBNoLenghts<T.VBA>): T.VBA;
+export function possiblePPartLengths(vba: T.VBNoLenghts<T.VB>): T.VB;
-export function possiblePPartLengths(vba: T.VBNoLenghts<T.VBA>): T.VBA {
+export function possiblePPartLengths(vba: T.VBNoLenghts<T.VB>): T.VB {
   const shortenableEndings = ["ښتل", "ستل", "وتل"];
   const wrul = ["وړل", "راوړل", "وروړل", "دروړل"];
   // can't find a case where this is used - type safety
@@ -294,12 +301,11 @@ export function possiblePPartLengths(vba: T.VBNoLenghts<T.VBA>): T.VBA {
   return vba;
 }
 
-export function getLongVB(vb: T.VBBasic): T.VBNoLenghts<T.VBBasic>;
+export function getLongVB(vb: T.VB): T.VBNoLenghts<T.VB> {
-export function getLongVB(vb: T.VBA): T.VBNoLenghts<T.VBA>;
-export function getLongVB(vb: T.VBA): T.VBNoLenghts<T.VBA> {
   if (vb.type === "welded") {
     return {
       ...vb,
+      // @ts-ignore
       right: getLongVB(vb.right),
     };
   }

src/lib/src/parsing/inflection-query.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as T from "../../../types";
+import { endsInConsonant } from "../p-text-helpers";
 import {
   isPattern1Entry,
   isPattern2Entry,
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ export function getInflectionQueries(
     },
   });
   if (noun) {
+    // TODO: could merge these queries for more efficiency ??
     queries.push({
       search: { ppp: s },
       details: {
@@ -59,7 +61,17 @@ export function getInflectionQueries(
         predicate: isNounEntry,
       },
     });
-    if (s.endsWith("و")) {
+    queries.push({
+      search: { app: s },
+      details: {
+        inflection: [0],
+        gender: ["masc", "fem"],
+        plural: true,
+        predicate: isNounEntry,
+      },
+    });
+    // TODO: what about short vowel ending nouns with وو etc
+    if (s.endsWith("و") && !["ا", "و"].includes(s.charAt(s.length - 2))) {
       queries.push({
         search: { ppp: s.slice(0, -1) },
         details: {
@@ -69,6 +81,15 @@ export function getInflectionQueries(
           predicate: isMascNounEntry,
         },
       });
+      queries.push({
+        search: { app: s.slice(0, -1) },
+        details: {
+          inflection: [1],
+          gender: ["masc"],
+          plural: true,
+          predicate: isMascNounEntry,
+        },
+      });
       queries.push({
         search: { ppp: s.slice(0, -1) + "ې" },
         details: {
@@ -218,6 +239,15 @@ export function getInflectionQueries(
             !isPattern4Entry(e),
         },
       });
+      queries.push({
+        search: { app: s.slice(0, -2) },
+        details: {
+          inflection: [1],
+          gender: ["masc"],
+          plural: true,
+          predicate: (e) => isNounEntry(e),
+        },
+      });
     }
     if (
       s.endsWith("ګانو") &&
@@ -364,6 +394,18 @@ export function getInflectionQueries(
         predicate: isPattern1Entry,
       },
     });
+    if (noun) {
+      // bundled plural
+      queries.push({
+        search: { p: s.slice(0, -1) },
+        details: {
+          inflection: [0],
+          plural: true,
+          gender: ["masc"],
+          predicate: (e) => !isPattern5Entry(e) && endsInConsonant(e),
+        },
+      });
+    }
     queries.push({
       search: { infbp: s.slice(0, -1) },
       details: {

src/lib/src/parsing/lookup.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import nounsAdjs from "../../../nouns-adjs";
+import verbs from "../../../verbs";
 import * as T from "../../../types";
 import { isAdjectiveEntry, isNounEntry } from "../type-predicates";
+import { removeFVarientsFromVerb } from "../accent-and-ps-utils";
 
 export function lookup(s: Partial<T.DictionaryEntry>): T.DictionaryEntry[] {
   const [key, value] = Object.entries(s)[0];
+  // TODO: could make this more efficient - merging ppp and app queries?
   if (key === "ppp") {
     return nounsAdjs.filter(
       (e) =>
@@ -14,16 +17,42 @@ export function lookup(s: Partial<T.DictionaryEntry>): T.DictionaryEntry[] {
           .includes(value as string)
     );
   }
+  if (key === "ppp") {
+    return nounsAdjs.filter(
+      (e) =>
+        e.app &&
+        e.app
+          .split(",")
+          .map((w) => w.trim())
+          .includes(value as string)
+    );
+  }
   // @ts-ignore
   return nounsAdjs.filter((e) => e[key] === value) as T.DictionaryEntry[];
 }
 
+export function verbLookup(
+  s: (e: T.VerbDictionaryEntry) => boolean
+): T.VerbEntry[] {
+  return verbs.filter(({ entry }) => s(entry));
+}
+
 export function wordQuery(word: string, type: "adj"): T.AdjectiveEntry;
 export function wordQuery(word: string, type: "noun"): T.NounEntry;
+export function wordQuery(word: string, type: "verb"): T.VerbEntryNoFVars;
 export function wordQuery(
   word: string,
-  type: "noun" | "adj"
+  type: "noun" | "adj" | "verb"
-): T.NounEntry | T.AdjectiveEntry {
+): T.NounEntry | T.AdjectiveEntry | T.VerbEntryNoFVars {
+  if (type === "verb") {
+    const verb = verbs.find(
+      (x) => x.entry.p === word || x.entry.f === word || x.entry.g === word
+    );
+    if (!verb) {
+      throw new Error(`missing ${word} in word query`);
+    }
+    return removeFVarientsFromVerb(verb);
+  }
   const entry = nounsAdjs.find(
     (x) => x.p === word || x.f === word || x.g === word
   );

src/lib/src/parsing/parse-adjective.test.ts

@@ -1,67 +1,14 @@
 import { makeAdjectiveSelection } from "../phrase-building/make-selections";
 import * as T from "../../../types";
-import { lookup } from "./lookup";
+import { lookup, wordQuery } from "./lookup";
 import { parseAdjective } from "./parse-adjective";
 import { tokenizer } from "./tokenizer";
 
-const ghut = {
+const ghut = wordQuery("غټ", "adj");
-  ts: 1527812625,
+const sturey = wordQuery("ستړی", "adj");
-  i: 9561,
+const narey = wordQuery("نری", "adj");
-  p: "غټ",
+const zor = wordQuery("زوړ", "adj");
-  f: "ghuT, ghaT",
+const sheen = wordQuery("شین", "adj");
-  g: "ghuT,ghaT",
-  e: "big, fat",
-  r: 4,
-  c: "adj.",
-} as T.AdjectiveEntry;
-const sturey = {
-  ts: 1527815306,
-  i: 7933,
-  p: "ستړی",
-  f: "stúRay",
-  g: "stuRay",
-  e: "tired",
-  r: 4,
-  c: "adj. / adv.",
-} as T.AdjectiveEntry;
-const narey = {
-  ts: 1527819320,
-  i: 14027,
-  p: "نری",
-  f: "naráy",
-  g: "naray",
-  e: "thin; mild; high (pitch)",
-  r: 4,
-  c: "adj.",
-} as T.AdjectiveEntry;
-const zor = {
-  ts: 1527815451,
-  i: 7570,
-  p: "زوړ",
-  f: "zoR",
-  g: "zoR",
-  e: "old",
-  r: 4,
-  c: "adj.",
-  infap: "زاړه",
-  infaf: "zaaRu",
-  infbp: "زړ",
-  infbf: "zaR",
-} as T.AdjectiveEntry;
-const sheen = {
-  ts: 1527815265,
-  i: 8979,
-  p: "شین",
-  f: "sheen",
-  g: "sheen",
-  e: "green, blue; unripe, immature; bright, sunny",
-  r: 4,
-  c: "adj.",
-  infap: "شنه",
-  infaf: "shnu",
-  infbp: "شن",
-  infbf: "shn",
-} as T.AdjectiveEntry;
 
 const tests: {
   category: string;
@@ -312,7 +259,7 @@ describe("parsing adjectives", () => {
     test(category, () => {
       cases.forEach(({ input, output }) => {
         const tokens = tokenizer(input);
-        const possibilities = parseAdjective(tokens, lookup).map((x) => x[1]);
+        const possibilities = parseAdjective(tokens, lookup).map((x) => x.body);
         expect(
           possibilities.map((x) => {
             const { given, ...rest } = x;

src/lib/src/parsing/parse-noun.test.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import * as T from "../../../types";
 import { lookup, wordQuery } from "./lookup";
 import { parseNoun } from "./parse-noun";
 import { tokenizer } from "./tokenizer";
+import { isCompleteResult } from "./utils";
 
 const sor = wordQuery("سوړ", "adj");
 const zor = wordQuery("زوړ", "adj");
@@ -36,6 +37,12 @@ const maamaa = wordQuery("ماما", "noun");
 const peesho = wordQuery("پیشو", "noun");
 const duaa = wordQuery("دعا", "noun");
 const zooy = wordQuery("زوی", "noun");
+const nabee = wordQuery("نبي", "noun");
+const lafz = wordQuery("لفظ", "noun");
+
+// TODO: test for adjective errors etc
+
+// bundled plural
 
 const tests: {
   category: string;
@@ -123,6 +130,13 @@ const tests: {
               gender: "fem",
             },
           },
+          {
+            inflected: false,
+            selection: {
+              ...makeNounSelection(daktar, undefined),
+              number: "plural",
+            },
+          },
         ],
       },
       {
@@ -1290,18 +1304,98 @@ const tests: {
       },
     ],
   },
+  {
+    category: "arabic plurals",
+    cases: [
+      {
+        input: "الفاظ",
+        output: [
+          {
+            inflected: false,
+            selection: {
+              ...makeNounSelection(lafz, undefined),
+              number: "plural",
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        input: "الفاظو",
+        output: [
+          {
+            inflected: true,
+            selection: {
+              ...makeNounSelection(lafz, undefined),
+              number: "plural",
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        input: "نبي",
+        output: [
+          {
+            inflected: false,
+            selection: makeNounSelection(nabee, undefined),
+          },
+          {
+            inflected: true,
+            selection: makeNounSelection(nabee, undefined),
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        input: "انبیا",
+        output: [
+          {
+            inflected: false,
+            selection: {
+              ...makeNounSelection(nabee, undefined),
+              number: "plural",
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        input: "انبیاوو",
+        output: [
+          {
+            inflected: true,
+            selection: {
+              ...makeNounSelection(nabee, undefined),
+              number: "plural",
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    category: "bundled plurals",
+    cases: [
+      {
+        input: "کوره",
+        output: [
+          {
+            inflected: false,
+            selection: {
+              ...makeNounSelection(kor, undefined),
+              number: "plural",
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+  },
 ];
 
-// PROBLEM WITH غټې وریژې
-// ];
-
 describe("parsing nouns", () => {
   tests.forEach(({ category, cases }) => {
     // eslint-disable-next-line jest/valid-title
     test(category, () => {
       cases.forEach(({ input, output }) => {
         const tokens = tokenizer(input);
-        const res = parseNoun(tokens, lookup, undefined).map(([t, res]) => res);
+        const res = parseNoun(tokens, lookup).map(({ body }) => body);
         expect(res).toEqual(output);
       });
     });
@@ -1407,10 +1501,8 @@ const adjsTests: {
           },
         ],
       },
-      // TODO: testing issue with the parser returning multiple options needs
-      // to be worked out to test double adjectives
       {
-        input: "غټو کورونو",
+        input: "غټو زړو کورونو",
         output: [
           {
             inflected: true,
@@ -1419,7 +1511,7 @@ const adjsTests: {
               number: "plural",
               adjectives: [
                 makeAdjectiveSelection(ghut),
-                // makeAdjectiveSelection(zor),
+                makeAdjectiveSelection(zor),
               ],
             },
           },
@@ -1429,15 +1521,17 @@ const adjsTests: {
   },
 ];
 
-// describe("parsing nouns with adjectives", () => {
+describe("parsing nouns with adjectives", () => {
-//   adjsTests.forEach(({ category, cases }) => {
+  adjsTests.forEach(({ category, cases }) => {
-//     // eslint-disable-next-line jest/valid-title
+    // eslint-disable-next-line jest/valid-title
-//     test(category, () => {
+    test(category, () => {
-//       cases.forEach(({ input, output }) => {
+      cases.forEach(({ input, output }) => {
-//         const tokens = tokenizer(input);
+        const tokens = tokenizer(input);
-//         const res = parseNoun(tokens, lookup, undefined).map(([t, res]) => res);
+        const res = parseNoun(tokens, lookup)
-//         expect(res).toEqual(output);
+          .filter(isCompleteResult)
-//       });
+          .map(({ body }) => body);
-//     });
+        expect(res).toEqual(output);
-//   });
+      });
-// });
+    });
+  });
+});

src/lib/src/parsing/parse-noun.ts

@@ -9,102 +9,31 @@ import {
 } from "../type-predicates";
 import { getInflectionQueries } from "./inflection-query";
 import { parseAdjective } from "./parse-adjective";
-import { groupWith, equals } from "rambda";
+import { parsePossesor } from "./parse-possesor";
+import { bindParseResult } from "./utils";
 
-// TODO:
-// - cleanup the workflow and make sure all nouns are covered and test
-// - add possesive parsing
 type NounResult = { inflected: boolean; selection: T.NounSelection };
 
 export function parseNoun(
   tokens: Readonly<T.Token[]>,
-  lookup: (s: Partial<T.DictionaryEntry>) => T.DictionaryEntry[],
+  lookup: (s: Partial<T.DictionaryEntry>) => T.DictionaryEntry[]
-  prevPossesor: { inflected: boolean; selection: T.NounSelection } | undefined
 ): T.ParseResult<NounResult>[] {
   if (tokens.length === 0) {
     return [];
   }
-  const [first, ...rest] = tokens;
+  const possesor = parsePossesor(tokens, lookup, undefined);
-  const possesor =
+  if (possesor.length) {
-    first.s === "د" ? parseNoun(rest, lookup, undefined) : undefined;
+    return bindParseResult(possesor, (tokens, p) => {
-  if (possesor) {
+      return parseNounAfterPossesor(tokens, lookup, p, []);
-    const runsAfterPossesor: T.ParseResult<NounResult | undefined>[] = possesor
-      ? possesor
-      : [{ tokens, body: undefined, errors: [] }];
-    // could be a case for a monad ??
-    return removeUnneccesaryFailing(
-      runsAfterPossesor.flatMap(
-        ({ tokens, body: possesor, errors }) =>
-          parseNoun(
-            tokens,
-            lookup,
-            possesor
-              ? {
-                  inflected: possesor.inflected,
-                  selection: {
-                    ...possesor.selection,
-                    possesor: prevPossesor
-                      ? {
-                          shrunken: false,
-                          np: {
-                            type: "NP",
-                            selection: prevPossesor.selection,
-                          },
-                        }
-                      : undefined,
-                  },
-                }
-              : undefined
-          )
-        //   .map<T.ParseResult<NounResult>>(([t, r, errs]) => [
-        //   t,
-        //   r,
-        //   // TODO: should the errors from the runsAfterPossesor be thrown out?
-        //   // or ...errors should be kept?
-        //   // to show an error like د غتو ماشومان نومونه
-        //   // adj error غټ should be first inflection (seems confusing)
-        //   [...errs, ...errors],
-        // ])
-      )
-    );
-  } else {
-    return removeUnneccesaryFailing(
-      parseNounAfterPossesor(tokens, lookup, prevPossesor, [])
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-function removeUnneccesaryFailing(
-  results: T.ParseResult<NounResult>[]
-): T.ParseResult<NounResult>[] {
-  // group by identical results
-  const groups = groupWith(
-    (a, b) => equals(a.body.selection, b.body.selection),
-    results
-  );
-  // if there's a group of identical results with some success in it
-  // remove any erroneous results
-  const stage1 = groups.flatMap((group) => {
-    if (group.find((x) => x.errors.length === 0)) {
-      return group.filter((x) => x.errors.length === 0);
-    }
-    return group;
     });
-  // finally, if there's any success anywhere, remove any of the errors
-  if (stage1.find((x) => x.errors.length === 0)) {
-    return stage1.filter((x) => x.errors.length === 0);
-  } else {
-    return stage1;
   }
+  return parseNounAfterPossesor(tokens, lookup, undefined, []);
 }
 
-// create NP parsing function for that
-// TODO with possesor, parse an NP not a noun
-
 function parseNounAfterPossesor(
   tokens: Readonly<T.Token[]>,
   lookup: (s: Partial<T.DictionaryEntry>) => T.DictionaryEntry[],
-  possesor: { inflected: boolean; selection: T.NounSelection } | undefined,
+  possesor: T.PossesorSelection | undefined,
   adjectives: {
     inflection: (0 | 1 | 2)[];
     gender: T.Gender[];
@@ -117,14 +46,13 @@ function parseNounAfterPossesor(
   }
   // TODO: add recognition of او between adjectives
   const adjRes = parseAdjective(tokens, lookup);
-  const withAdj = adjRes.flatMap(({ tokens: tkns, body: adj }) =>
+  const withAdj = bindParseResult(adjRes, (tkns, adj) =>
     parseNounAfterPossesor(tkns, lookup, possesor, [...adjectives, adj])
   );
   const [first, ...rest] = tokens;
-  const w: ReturnType<typeof parseNoun> = [];
-
   const searches = getInflectionQueries(first.s, true);
 
+  const w: ReturnType<typeof parseNoun> = [];
   searches.forEach(({ search, details }) => {
     const nounEntries = lookup(search).filter(isNounEntry);
     details.forEach((deets) => {
@@ -147,6 +75,11 @@ function parseNounAfterPossesor(
               convertInflection(inf, entry, gender, deets.plural).forEach(
                 ({ inflected, number }) => {
                   const selection = makeNounSelection(entry, undefined);
+                  const errors = [
+                    ...adjErrors.map((message) => ({
+                      message,
+                    })),
+                  ];
                   w.push({
                     tokens: rest,
                     body: {
@@ -162,25 +95,10 @@ function parseNounAfterPossesor(
                         adjectives: adjectives.map((a) => a.selection),
                         // TODO: could be nicer to validate that the possesor is inflected before
                         // and just pass in the selection
-                        possesor: possesor
+                        possesor,
-                          ? {
-                              shrunken: false,
-                              np: {
-                                type: "NP",
-                                selection: possesor.selection,
-                              },
-                            }
-                          : undefined,
                       },
                     },
-                    errors: [
+                    errors,
-                      ...(possesor?.inflected === false
-                        ? [{ message: "possesor should be inflected" }]
-                        : []),
-                      ...adjErrors.map((message) => ({
-                        message,
-                      })),
-                    ],
                   });
                 }
               );

src/lib/src/parsing/parse-np.ts

@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ import { parseNoun } from "./parse-noun";
 import { fmapParseResult } from "../fp-ps";
 
 export function parseNP(
-  s: T.Token[],
+  s: Readonly<T.Token[]>,
   lookup: (s: Partial<T.DictionaryEntry>) => T.DictionaryEntry[]
 ): T.ParseResult<{ inflected: boolean; selection: T.NPSelection }>[] {
+  if (s.length === 0) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
   function makeNPSl(
     a:
       | {
@@ -33,6 +37,6 @@ export function parseNP(
   // @ts-ignore  grrr webpack is having trouble with this
   return fmapParseResult(makeNPSl, [
     ...parsePronoun(s),
-    ...parseNoun(s, lookup, undefined),
+    ...parseNoun(s, lookup),
   ]);
 }

src/lib/src/parsing/parse-phrase.ts

@@ -1,20 +1,34 @@
 import * as T from "../../../types";
+import { verbLookup } from "./lookup";
 import { parseNP } from "./parse-np";
+import { parseVerb } from "./parse-verb";
+import { parseVP } from "./parse-vp";
 
 export function parsePhrase(
   s: T.Token[],
   lookup: (s: Partial<T.DictionaryEntry>) => T.DictionaryEntry[]
 ): {
-  success: { inflected: boolean; selection: T.NPSelection }[];
+  success: (
+    | {
+        inflected: boolean;
+        selection: T.NPSelection;
+      }
+    | Omit<T.VBE, "ps">
+    | T.VPSelectionComplete
+  )[];
   errors: string[];
 } {
-  const nps = parseNP(s, lookup).filter(({ tokens }) => !tokens.length);
+  const res = [
+    ...parseNP(s, lookup).filter(({ tokens }) => !tokens.length),
+    ...parseVerb(s, verbLookup),
+    ...parseVP(s, lookup, verbLookup),
+  ];
 
-  const success = nps.map((x) => x.body);
+  const success = res.map((x) => x.body);
   return {
     success,
     errors: [
-      ...new Set(nps.flatMap(({ errors }) => errors.map((e) => e.message))),
+      ...new Set(res.flatMap(({ errors }) => errors.map((e) => e.message))),
     ],
   };
 }

src/lib/src/parsing/parse-possesor.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/* eslint-disable jest/no-conditional-expect */
+import * as T from "../../../types";
+import {
+  makeAdjectiveSelection,
+  makeNounSelection,
+  makePronounSelection,
+} from "../phrase-building/make-selections";
+import { lookup, wordQuery } from "./lookup";
+import { parsePossesor } from "./parse-possesor";
+import { tokenizer } from "./tokenizer";
+import { isCompleteResult } from "./utils";
+
+const sturey = wordQuery("ستړی", "adj");
+const sarey = wordQuery("سړی", "noun");
+const maashoom = wordQuery("ماشوم", "noun");
+const malguray = wordQuery("ملګری", "noun");
+const plaar = wordQuery("پلار", "noun");
+
+const tests: {
+  input: string;
+  output: T.NPSelection["selection"][] | "error";
+}[] = [
+  {
+    input: "د سړي",
+    output: [makeNounSelection(sarey, undefined)],
+  },
+  {
+    input: "د ماشومې",
+    output: [
+      {
+        ...makeNounSelection(maashoom, undefined),
+        gender: "fem",
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    input: "د ستړي پلار د ملګري",
+    output: [
+      {
+        ...makeNounSelection(malguray, undefined),
+        possesor: {
+          shrunken: false,
+          np: {
+            type: "NP",
+            selection: {
+              ...makeNounSelection(plaar, undefined),
+              adjectives: [makeAdjectiveSelection(sturey)],
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    input: "د سړی نوم",
+    output: "error",
+  },
+  {
+    input: "د ښځې د ماشومه",
+    output: "error",
+  },
+  {
+    input: "زما",
+    output: [
+      makePronounSelection(T.Person.FirstSingMale),
+      makePronounSelection(T.Person.FirstSingFemale),
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    input: "ستا",
+    output: [
+      makePronounSelection(T.Person.SecondSingMale),
+      makePronounSelection(T.Person.SecondSingFemale),
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    input: "زمونږ",
+    output: [
+      makePronounSelection(T.Person.FirstPlurMale),
+      makePronounSelection(T.Person.FirstPlurFemale),
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    input: "زموږ",
+    output: [
+      makePronounSelection(T.Person.FirstPlurMale),
+      makePronounSelection(T.Person.FirstPlurFemale),
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    input: "ستاسو",
+    output: [
+      makePronounSelection(T.Person.SecondPlurMale),
+      makePronounSelection(T.Person.SecondPlurFemale),
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    input: "ستاسې",
+    output: [
+      makePronounSelection(T.Person.SecondPlurMale),
+      makePronounSelection(T.Person.SecondPlurFemale),
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    input: "د پلار ستا",
+    output: "error",
+  },
+];
+
+test("parse possesor", () => {
+  tests.forEach(({ input, output }) => {
+    const tokens = tokenizer(input);
+    const parsed = parsePossesor(tokens, lookup, undefined);
+    if (output === "error") {
+      expect(parsed.some((x) => x.errors.length)).toBe(true);
+    } else {
+      expect(
+        parsePossesor(tokens, lookup, undefined)
+          .filter(isCompleteResult)
+          .map((x) => x.body.np.selection)
+      ).toEqual(output);
+    }
+  });
+});

src/lib/src/parsing/parse-possesor.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+import * as T from "../../../types";
+import { parseNP } from "./parse-np";
+import { bindParseResult } from "./utils";
+// TODO: maybe contractions should just be male to cut down on the
+// alternative sentences
+const contractions: [string[], T.Person[]][] = [
+  [["زما"], [T.Person.FirstSingMale, T.Person.FirstSingFemale]],
+  [["ستا"], [T.Person.SecondSingMale, T.Person.SecondSingFemale]],
+  [
+    ["زمونږ", "زموږ"],
+    [T.Person.FirstPlurMale, T.Person.FirstPlurFemale],
+  ],
+  [
+    ["ستاسو", "ستاسې"],
+    [T.Person.SecondPlurMale, T.Person.SecondPlurFemale],
+  ],
+];
+
+export function parsePossesor(
+  tokens: Readonly<T.Token[]>,
+  lookup: (s: Partial<T.DictionaryEntry>) => T.DictionaryEntry[],
+  prevPossesor: T.PossesorSelection | undefined
+): T.ParseResult<T.PossesorSelection>[] {
+  if (tokens.length === 0) {
+    if (prevPossesor) {
+      return [
+        {
+          tokens,
+          body: prevPossesor,
+          errors: [],
+        },
+      ];
+    }
+    return [];
+  }
+  const [first, ...rest] = tokens;
+  // parse contraction
+  // then later (if possessor || contractions)
+  const contractions = parseContractions(first);
+  if (contractions.length) {
+    const errors = prevPossesor
+      ? [{ message: "a pronoun cannot have a possesor" }]
+      : [];
+    return contractions
+      .flatMap((p) => parsePossesor(rest, lookup, p))
+      .map((x) => ({
+        ...x,
+        errors: [...errors, ...x.errors],
+      }));
+  }
+  if (first.s === "د") {
+    const np = parseNP(rest, lookup);
+    return bindParseResult(np, (tokens, body) => {
+      const possesor: T.PossesorSelection = {
+        shrunken: false,
+        np: body.selection,
+      };
+      return {
+        errors: !body.inflected
+          ? // TODO: get ps to say which possesor
+            // TODO: track the position coming from the parseNP etc for highlighting
+            [{ message: `possesor should be inflected` }]
+          : [],
+        // add and check error - can't add possesor to pronoun
+        next: parsePossesor(tokens, lookup, addPoss(prevPossesor, possesor)),
+      };
+    });
+  }
+  if (first.s === "زما") {
+    return [
+      {
+        tokens: rest,
+        body: {
+          shrunken: false,
+          np: {
+            type: "NP",
+            selection: {
+              type: "pronoun",
+              distance: "far",
+              person: T.Person.FirstSingMale,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        errors: [],
+      },
+    ];
+  }
+  if (prevPossesor) {
+    return [
+      {
+        tokens,
+        body: prevPossesor,
+        errors: [],
+      },
+    ];
+  }
+  return [];
+}
+
+function addPoss(
+  possesor: T.PossesorSelection | undefined,
+  possesorOf: T.PossesorSelection
+): T.PossesorSelection {
+  return {
+    ...possesorOf,
+    ...(possesorOf.np.selection.type !== "pronoun"
+      ? {
+          np: {
+            ...possesorOf.np,
+            selection: {
+              ...possesorOf.np.selection,
+              possesor,
+            },
+          },
+        }
+      : {}),
+  };
+}
+
+function parseContractions({ s }: T.Token): T.PossesorSelection[] {
+  const c = contractions.find(([ps]) => ps.includes(s));
+  if (!c) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  return c[1].map((person) => ({
+    shrunken: false,
+    np: {
+      type: "NP",
+      selection: {
+        type: "pronoun",
+        distance: "far",
+        person,
+      },
+    },
+  }));
+}

src/lib/src/parsing/parse-pronoun.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as T from "../../../types";
 
 type Result = ReturnType<typeof parsePronoun>[number];
 
-// TODO: map for doubling true, false, and masc fem
+// TODO: add chaa
 export function parsePronoun(tokens: Readonly<T.Token[]>): T.ParseResult<{
   inflected: boolean;
   selection: T.PronounSelection;
@@ -21,6 +21,19 @@ export function parsePronoun(tokens: Readonly<T.Token[]>): T.ParseResult<{
       },
       errors: [],
     }));
+  } else if (s === "ما") {
+    return [0, 1].map((person) => ({
+      tokens: rest,
+      body: {
+        inflected: true,
+        selection: {
+          type: "pronoun",
+          person,
+          distance: "far",
+        },
+      },
+      errors: [],
+    }));
   } else if (s === "ته") {
     return [2, 3].map((person) => ({
       tokens: rest,
@@ -34,6 +47,19 @@ export function parsePronoun(tokens: Readonly<T.Token[]>): T.ParseResult<{
       },
       errors: [],
     }));
+  } else if (s === "تا") {
+    return [2, 3].map((person) => ({
+      tokens: rest,
+      body: {
+        inflected: true,
+        selection: {
+          type: "pronoun",
+          person,
+          distance: "far",
+        },
+      },
+      errors: [],
+    }));
   } else if (s === "هغه") {
     return [
       ...[false, true].map<Result>((inflected) => ({
@@ -42,7 +68,7 @@ export function parsePronoun(tokens: Readonly<T.Token[]>): T.ParseResult<{
           inflected,
           selection: {
             type: "pronoun",
-            person: 5,
+            person: 4,
             distance: "far",
           },
         },
@@ -54,7 +80,7 @@ export function parsePronoun(tokens: Readonly<T.Token[]>): T.ParseResult<{
           inflected: false,
           selection: {
             type: "pronoun",
-            person: 5,
+            person: 4,
             distance: "far",
           },
         },

src/lib/src/parsing/parse-verb.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import * as T from "../../../types";
+
+export function parseVerb(
+  tokens: Readonly<T.Token[]>,
+  verbLookup: (s: (e: T.VerbDictionaryEntry) => boolean) => T.VerbEntry[]
+): T.ParseResult<Omit<T.VBE, "ps">>[] {
+  if (tokens.length === 0) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  const [first, ...rest] = tokens;
+  const people = getVerbEnding(first.s);
+  if (people.length === 0) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  const verbs = findByStem(first.s.slice(0, -1), verbLookup);
+
+  return people.flatMap((person) =>
+    verbs.map((verb) => ({
+      tokens: rest,
+      body: {
+        type: "VB",
+        person,
+        info: {
+          type: "verb",
+          aspect: "imperfective",
+          base: "stem",
+          verb,
+        },
+      },
+      errors: [],
+    }))
+  );
+}
+
+function getVerbEnding(p: string): T.Person[] {
+  if (p.endsWith("م")) {
+    return [T.Person.FirstSingMale, T.Person.FirstSingFemale];
+  } else if (p.endsWith("ې")) {
+    return [T.Person.SecondSingMale, T.Person.SecondSingFemale];
+  } else if (p.endsWith("ي")) {
+    return [
+      T.Person.ThirdSingMale,
+      T.Person.ThirdSingFemale,
+      T.Person.ThirdPlurMale,
+      T.Person.ThirdPlurFemale,
+    ];
+  } else if (p.endsWith("و")) {
+    return [T.Person.FirstPlurMale, T.Person.FirstPlurFemale];
+  } else if (p.endsWith("ئ")) {
+    return [T.Person.SecondPlurMale, T.Person.SecondPlurFemale];
+  }
+  return [];
+}
+
+function findByStem(
+  stem: string,
+  verbLookup: (s: (e: T.VerbDictionaryEntry) => boolean) => T.VerbEntry[]
+): T.VerbEntry[] {
+  return verbLookup(
+    (e) =>
+      e.psp === stem ||
+      (!e.psp && !e.c.includes("comp") && e.p.slice(0, -1) === stem)
+  );
+}

src/lib/src/parsing/parse-vp.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import * as T from "../../../types";
+import { parseNP } from "./parse-np";
+import { bindParseResult } from "./utils";
+import { parseVerb } from "./parse-verb";
+import {
+  makeObjectSelectionComplete,
+  makeSubjectSelectionComplete,
+} from "../phrase-building/blocks-utils";
+import { vEntry } from "../new-verb-engine/rs-helpers";
+import { getPersonFromNP, isThirdPerson } from "../phrase-building/vp-tools";
+// to hide equatives type-doubling issue
+const kedulStat = vEntry({
+  ts: 1581086654898,
+  i: 11100,
+  p: "کېدل",
+  f: "kedul",
+  g: "kedul",
+  e: "to become _____",
+  r: 2,
+  c: "v. intrans.",
+  ssp: "ش",
+  ssf: "sh",
+  prp: "شول",
+  prf: "shwul",
+  pprtp: "شوی",
+  pprtf: "shúway",
+  noOo: true,
+  ec: "become",
+});
+
+export function parseVP(
+  tokens: Readonly<T.Token[]>,
+  lookup: (s: Partial<T.DictionaryEntry>) => T.DictionaryEntry[],
+  verbLookup: (s: (e: T.VerbDictionaryEntry) => boolean) => T.VerbEntry[]
+): T.ParseResult<T.VPSelectionComplete>[] {
+  if (tokens.length === 0) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  // how to make this into a nice pipeline... 🤔
+  const NP1 = parseNP(tokens, lookup);
+  const NP2 = bindParseResult(NP1, (tokens) => parseNP(tokens, lookup), true);
+  const vb = bindParseResult(
+    NP2,
+    (tokens) => parseVerb(tokens, verbLookup),
+    true
+  );
+  // TODO: be able to bind mulitple vals
+  return bindParseResult<Omit<T.VBE, "ps">, T.VPSelectionComplete>(
+    vb,
+    (tokens, v) => {
+      const w: T.ParseResult<T.VPSelectionComplete>[] = [];
+      NP1.forEach(({ body: np1 }) => {
+        NP2.forEach(({ body: np2 }) => {
+          [
+            [np1, np2],
+            [np2, np1],
+          ].forEach(([s, o]) => {
+            const errors: T.ParseError[] = [];
+            const subjPerson = getPersonFromNP(s.selection);
+            if (s.inflected) {
+              errors.push({ message: "subject should not be inflected" });
+            }
+            if (o.selection.selection.type === "pronoun") {
+              if (!isThirdPerson(subjPerson) && !o.inflected) {
+                errors.push({
+                  message:
+                    "1st or 2nd person object pronoun should be inflected",
+                });
+              }
+            } else if (o.inflected) {
+              errors.push({ message: "object should not be inflected" });
+            }
+            if (getPersonFromNP(s.selection) !== v.person) {
+              errors.push({ message: "verb does not match subject" });
+            }
+            const blocks: T.VPSBlockComplete[] = [
+              {
+                key: 1,
+                block: makeSubjectSelectionComplete(s.selection),
+              },
+              {
+                key: 2,
+                block: makeObjectSelectionComplete(o.selection),
+              },
+            ];
+            const verb: T.VerbSelectionComplete = {
+              type: "verb",
+              verb: v.info.type === "verb" ? v.info.verb : kedulStat,
+              transitivity: "transitive",
+              canChangeTransitivity: false,
+              canChangeStatDyn: false,
+              negative: false,
+              tense: "presentVerb",
+              canChangeVoice: true,
+              isCompound: false,
+              voice: "active",
+            };
+            w.push({
+              tokens,
+              body: {
+                blocks,
+                verb,
+                externalComplement: undefined,
+                form: {
+                  removeKing: false,
+                  shrinkServant: false,
+                },
+              },
+              errors,
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+      return w;
+    }
+  );
+}

src/lib/src/parsing/tokenizer.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { Token } from "../../../types";
+import { standardizePashto } from "../standardize-pashto";
 
 export function tokenizer(s: string): Token[] {
-  const words = s.trim().split(/ +/);
+  const words = standardizePashto(s).trim().split(/ +/);
   const indexed: { i: number; s: string }[] = [];
   for (let i = 0; i < words.length; i++) {
     indexed.push({ i, s: words[i] });

src/lib/src/parsing/utils.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import * as T from "../../../types";
+
+/**
+ * Monadic binding for ParseResult[]
+ *
+ * Takes a given array of parse results
+ * and a function to take the tokens and body of each parse result
+ * and do something further with them
+ *
+ * all the results are flatMapped into a new ParseResult[] monad
+ * and the errors are passed on and pruned
+ *
+ * @param previous - the set of results (monad) to start with
+ * @param f - a function that takes a remaining list of tokens and one body of the previous result
+ * and returns the next set of possible results, optionally with an object containing any errors
+ * @param getCritical - if needed, a function that returns with *part* of the result body to compare
+ * for identical results while pruning out the unneccesary errors
+ * @param ignorePrevious - pass in true if you don't need the previous ParseResult to calculate
+ * the next one. This will add effeciancy by only caring about how many tokens are available
+ * from the different previous results
+ * @returns
+ */
+export function bindParseResult<C extends object, D extends object>(
+  previous: T.ParseResult<C>[],
+  f: (
+    tokens: Readonly<T.Token[]>,
+    r: C
+  ) =>
+    | T.ParseResult<D>[]
+    | {
+        errors: T.ParseError[];
+        next: T.ParseResult<D>[];
+      },
+  ignorePrevious?: boolean
+): T.ParseResult<D>[] {
+  // const prev = ignorePrevious
+  //   ? (() => {
+  //       const resArr: T.ParseResult<C>[] = [];
+  //       previous.filter((item) => {
+  //         var i = resArr.findIndex(
+  //           (x) => x.tokens.length === item.tokens.length
+  //         );
+  //         if (i <= -1) {
+  //           resArr.push(item);
+  //         }
+  //         return null;
+  //       });
+  //       return resArr;
+  //     })()
+  //   : previous;
+  const prev = previous;
+  const nextPossibilities = prev.flatMap(({ tokens, body, errors }) => {
+    const res = f(tokens, body);
+    const { errors: errsPassed, next } = Array.isArray(res)
+      ? { errors: [], next: res }
+      : res;
+    return next.map((x) => ({
+      tokens: x.tokens,
+      body: x.body,
+      errors: [...errsPassed, ...x.errors, ...errors],
+    }));
+  });
+  return cleanOutFails(nextPossibilities);
+}
+
+export function cleanOutFails<C extends object>(
+  results: T.ParseResult<C>[]
+): T.ParseResult<C>[] {
+  // if there's any success anywhere, remove any of the errors
+  const errorsGone = results.find((x) => x.errors.length === 0)
+    ? results.filter((x) => x.errors.length === 0)
+    : results;
+  // @ts-ignore
+  return Array.from(new Set(errorsGone.map(JSON.stringify))).map(JSON.parse);
+}
+
+export function isCompleteResult<C extends object>(
+  r: T.ParseResult<C>
+): boolean {
+  return !r.tokens.length && !r.errors.length;
+}

src/lib/src/phrase-building/blocks-utils.ts

@@ -157,6 +157,15 @@ export function makeSubjectSelection(
   };
 }
 
+export function makeSubjectSelectionComplete(
+  selection: T.NPSelection
+): T.SubjectSelectionComplete {
+  return {
+    type: "subjectSelection",
+    selection,
+  };
+}
+
 export function makeObjectSelection(
   selection:
     | T.ObjectSelection
@@ -195,6 +204,15 @@ export function makeObjectSelection(
   };
 }
 
+export function makeObjectSelectionComplete(
+  selection: T.NPSelection
+): T.ObjectSelectionComplete {
+  return {
+    type: "objectSelection",
+    selection,
+  };
+}
+
 export function EPSBlocksAreComplete(
   blocks: T.EPSBlock[]
 ): blocks is T.EPSBlockComplete[] {

src/lib/src/phrase-building/compile.ts

@@ -344,9 +344,7 @@ function getPsFromPiece(
 }
 
 function getPsFromWelded(v: T.Welded): T.PsString[] {
-  function getPsFromSide(
+  function getPsFromSide(v: T.VB | T.NComp): T.PsString[] {
-    v: T.VBBasic | T.Welded | T.NComp | T.VBGenNum
-  ): T.PsString[] {
     if (v.type === "VB") {
       return flattenLengths(v.ps);
     }

src/lib/src/phrase-building/make-selections.ts

@@ -31,6 +31,29 @@ export function makeAdjectiveSelection(
   };
 }
 
+export function makePossesorSelection(
+  np: T.NPSelection["selection"]
+): T.PossesorSelection {
+  return {
+    shrunken: false,
+    np: {
+      type: "NP",
+      selection: np,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+export function makePronounSelection(
+  person: T.Person,
+  distance?: "near" | "far"
+): T.PronounSelection {
+  return {
+    type: "pronoun",
+    distance: distance || "far",
+    person,
+  };
+}
+
 export function makeParticipleSelection(
   verb: T.VerbEntry
 ): T.ParticipleSelection {

src/lib/src/phrase-building/np-tools.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-import {
+import { isFirstPerson, isSecondPerson } from "../misc-helpers";
-    isFirstPerson,
-    isSecondPerson,
-} from "../misc-helpers";
 import * as T from "../../../types";
 import { concatPsString } from "../p-text-helpers";
 
-function getBaseAndAdjectives({ selection }: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection | T.ComplementSelection | T.APSelection>): T.PsString[] {
+function getBaseAndAdjectives({
+  selection,
+}: T.Rendered<
+  T.NPSelection | T.ComplementSelection | T.APSelection
+>): T.PsString[] {
   if (selection.type === "sandwich") {
     return getSandwichPsBaseAndAdjectives(selection);
   }
@@ -13,37 +14,52 @@ function getBaseAndAdjectives({ selection }: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection | T.Comple
   if (!adjs) {
     return selection.ps;
   }
-    return selection.ps.map(p => (
+  return selection.ps.map((p) =>
     concatPsString(
-            adjs.reduce((accum, curr) => (
+      adjs.reduce(
+        (accum, curr) =>
           // TODO: with variations of adjs?
-                concatPsString(accum, (accum.p === "" && accum.f === "") ? "" : " ", curr.ps[0])
+          concatPsString(
-            ), { p: "", f: "" }),
+            accum,
+            accum.p === "" && accum.f === "" ? "" : " ",
+            curr.ps[0]
+          ),
+        { p: "", f: "" }
+      ),
       " ",
-            p,
+      p
     )
-    ));
+  );
 }
 
-function getSandwichPsBaseAndAdjectives(s: T.Rendered<T.SandwichSelection<T.Sandwich>>): T.PsString[] {
+function getSandwichPsBaseAndAdjectives(
+  s: T.Rendered<T.SandwichSelection<T.Sandwich>>
+): T.PsString[] {
   const insideBase = getBaseAndAdjectives(s.inside);
-    const willContractWithPronoun = s.before && s.before.p === "د" && s.inside.selection.type === "pronoun"
+  const willContractWithPronoun =
-        && (isFirstPerson(s.inside.selection.person) || isSecondPerson(s.inside.selection.person))
+    s.before &&
-    const contracted = (willContractWithPronoun && s.inside.selection.type === "pronoun")
+    s.before.p === "د" &&
+    s.inside.selection.type === "pronoun" &&
+    (isFirstPerson(s.inside.selection.person) ||
+      isSecondPerson(s.inside.selection.person));
+  const contracted =
+    willContractWithPronoun && s.inside.selection.type === "pronoun"
       ? contractPronoun(s.inside.selection)
-        : undefined
+      : undefined;
-    return insideBase.map((inside) => (
+  return insideBase.map((inside) =>
     concatPsString(
-            (s.before && !willContractWithPronoun) ? s.before : "",
+      s.before && !willContractWithPronoun ? s.before : "",
       s.before ? " " : "",
       contracted ? contracted : inside,
       s.after ? " " : "",
-            s.after ? s.after : "",
+      s.after ? s.after : ""
     )
-    ));
+  );
 }
 
-function contractPronoun(n: T.Rendered<T.PronounSelection>): T.PsString | undefined {
+function contractPronoun(
+  n: T.Rendered<T.PronounSelection>
+): T.PsString | undefined {
   return isFirstPerson(n.person)
     ? concatPsString({ p: "ز", f: "z" }, n.ps[0])
     : isSecondPerson(n.person)
@@ -51,7 +67,9 @@ function contractPronoun(n: T.Rendered<T.PronounSelection>): T.PsString | undefi
     : undefined;
 }
 
-function trimOffShrunkenPossesive(p: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>): T.Rendered<T.NPSelection> {
+function trimOffShrunkenPossesive(
+  p: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>
+): T.Rendered<T.NPSelection> {
   if (!("possesor" in p.selection)) {
     return p;
   }
@@ -79,33 +97,47 @@ function trimOffShrunkenPossesive(p: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>): T.Rendered<T.NP
   };
 }
 
-export function getPashtoFromRendered(b: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection> | T.Rendered<T.ComplementSelection> | T.Rendered<T.APSelection>, subjectsPerson: false | T.Person): T.PsString[] {
+export function getPashtoFromRendered(
+  b:
+    | T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>
+    | T.Rendered<T.ComplementSelection>
+    | T.Rendered<T.APSelection>,
+  subjectsPerson: false | T.Person
+): T.PsString[] {
   const base = getBaseAndAdjectives(b);
   if (b.selection.type === "loc. adv." || b.selection.type === "adverb") {
     return base;
   }
   if (b.selection.type === "adjective") {
     if (!b.selection.sandwich) {
-            return base 
+      return base;
     }
     // TODO: Kinda cheating
-        const sandwichPs = getPashtoFromRendered({ type: "AP", selection: b.selection.sandwich }, false);
+    const sandwichPs = getPashtoFromRendered(
-        return base.flatMap(p => (
+      { type: "AP", selection: b.selection.sandwich },
-            sandwichPs.flatMap(s => (
+      false
-                concatPsString(s, " ", p)
+    );
-            ))
+    return base.flatMap((p) =>
-        ));
+      sandwichPs.flatMap((s) => concatPsString(s, " ", p))
+    );
   }
-    const trimmed = b.selection.type === "sandwich" ? {
+  const trimmed =
+    b.selection.type === "sandwich"
+      ? {
           type: b.type,
           selection: {
             ...b.selection,
             inside: trimOffShrunkenPossesive(b.selection.inside),
           },
-    } : trimOffShrunkenPossesive({ type: "NP", selection: b.selection });
+        }
+      : trimOffShrunkenPossesive({ type: "NP", selection: b.selection });
   if (trimmed.selection.type === "sandwich") {
     return trimmed.selection.inside.selection.possesor
-            ? addPossesor(trimmed.selection.inside.selection.possesor.np, base, subjectsPerson)
+      ? addPossesor(
+          trimmed.selection.inside.selection.possesor.np,
+          base,
+          subjectsPerson
+        )
       : base;
   }
   if (trimmed.selection.possesor) {
@@ -114,53 +146,69 @@ export function getPashtoFromRendered(b: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection> | T.Rendered<
   return base;
 }
 
-function addPossesor(owner: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>, existing: T.PsString[], subjectsPerson: false | T.Person): T.PsString[] {
+function addPossesor(
+  owner: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>,
+  existing: T.PsString[],
+  subjectsPerson: false | T.Person
+): T.PsString[] {
   function willBeReflexive(subj: T.Person, obj: T.Person): boolean {
     return (
-            ([0, 1].includes(subj) && [0, 1].includes(obj))
+      ([0, 1].includes(subj) && [0, 1].includes(obj)) ||
-            ||
       ([2, 3].includes(subj) && [8, 9].includes(obj))
     );
   }
-    const wPossesor = existing.flatMap(ps => (
+  const wPossesor = existing.flatMap((ps) =>
-        getBaseAndAdjectives(owner).map(v => (
+    getBaseAndAdjectives(owner).map((v) =>
-            (owner.selection.type === "pronoun" && subjectsPerson !== false && willBeReflexive(subjectsPerson, owner.selection.person))
+      owner.selection.type === "pronoun" &&
+      subjectsPerson !== false &&
+      willBeReflexive(subjectsPerson, owner.selection.person)
         ? concatPsString({ p: "خپل", f: "khpul" }, " ", ps)
-                : (owner.selection.type === "pronoun" && isFirstPerson(owner.selection.person))
+        : owner.selection.type === "pronoun" &&
+          isFirstPerson(owner.selection.person)
         ? concatPsString({ p: "ز", f: "z" }, v, " ", ps)
-                : (owner.selection.type === "pronoun" && isSecondPerson(owner.selection.person))
+        : owner.selection.type === "pronoun" &&
+          isSecondPerson(owner.selection.person)
         ? concatPsString({ p: "س", f: "s" }, v, " ", ps)
         : concatPsString({ p: "د", f: "du" }, " ", v, " ", ps)
-        ))
+    )
-    ));
+  );
   if (!owner.selection.possesor) {
     return wPossesor;
   }
   return addPossesor(owner.selection.possesor.np, wPossesor, subjectsPerson);
 }
 
-function addArticlesAndAdjs(np: T.Rendered<T.NounSelection>): string | undefined {
+function addArticlesAndAdjs(
+  np: T.Rendered<T.NounSelection>
+): string | undefined {
   if (!np.e) return undefined;
   try {
     // split out the atricles so adjectives can be stuck inbetween them and the word
     const chunks = np.e.split("the)");
-        const [articles, word] = chunks.length === 1
+    const [articles, word] =
-            ? ["", np.e]
+      chunks.length === 1 ? ["", np.e] : [chunks[0] + "the) ", chunks[1]];
-            : [chunks[0] + "the) ", chunks[1]];
     const adjs = !np.adjectives
       ? ""
       : np.adjectives.reduce((accum, curr): string => {
           if (!curr.e) throw new Error("no english for adjective");
           return accum + curr.e + " ";
         }, "");
-        const genderTag = np.genderCanChange ? (np.gender === "fem" ? " (f.)" : " (m.)") : "";
+    const genderTag = np.genderCanChange
+      ? np.gender === "fem"
+        ? " (f.)"
+        : " (m.)"
+      : "";
     return `${articles}${adjs}${word}${genderTag}`;
   } catch (e) {
     return undefined;
   }
 }
 
-function addPossesors(possesor: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection> | undefined, base: string | undefined, type: "noun" | "participle"): string | undefined {
+function addPossesors(
+  possesor: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection> | undefined,
+  base: string | undefined,
+  type: "noun" | "participle"
+): string | undefined {
   function removeArticles(s: string): string {
     return s.replace("(the) ", "").replace("(a/the) ", "");
   }
@@ -169,7 +217,9 @@ function addPossesors(possesor: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection> | undefined, base: str
   if (possesor.selection.type === "pronoun") {
     return type === "noun"
       ? `${pronounPossEng(possesor.selection.person)} ${removeArticles(base)}`
-            : `(${pronounPossEng(possesor.selection.person)}) ${removeArticles(base)} (${possesor.selection.e})`
+      : `(${pronounPossEng(possesor.selection.person)}) ${removeArticles(
+          base
+        )} (${possesor.selection.e})`;
   }
   const possesorE = getEnglishFromRendered(possesor);
   if (!possesorE) return undefined;
@@ -180,17 +230,20 @@ function addPossesors(possesor: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection> | undefined, base: str
 }
 
 function pronounPossEng(p: T.Person): string {
+  function gend(x: T.Person): string {
+    return `${x % 2 === 0 ? "m." : "f."}`;
+  }
   if (p === T.Person.FirstSingMale || p === T.Person.FirstSingFemale) {
-        return "my";
+    return `my (${gend(p)})`;
   }
   if (p === T.Person.FirstPlurMale || p === T.Person.FirstPlurFemale) {
-        return "our";
+    return `our (${gend(p)})`;
   }
   if (p === T.Person.SecondSingMale || p === T.Person.SecondSingFemale) {
-        return "your";
+    return `your (${gend(p)})`;
   }
   if (p === T.Person.SecondPlurMale || p === T.Person.SecondPlurFemale) {
-        return "your (pl.)";
+    return `your  (${gend(p)} pl.)`;
   }
   if (p === T.Person.ThirdSingMale) {
     return "his/its";
@@ -198,10 +251,17 @@ function pronounPossEng(p: T.Person): string {
   if (p === T.Person.ThirdSingFemale) {
     return "her/its";
   }
-    return "their";
+  return `their ${gend(p)}`;
 }
 
-export function getEnglishFromRendered(r: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection | T.ComplementSelection | T.APSelection | T.SandwichSelection<T.Sandwich>>): string | undefined {
+export function getEnglishFromRendered(
+  r: T.Rendered<
+    | T.NPSelection
+    | T.ComplementSelection
+    | T.APSelection
+    | T.SandwichSelection<T.Sandwich>
+  >
+): string | undefined {
   if (r.type === "sandwich") {
     return getEnglishFromRenderedSandwich(r);
   }
@@ -219,18 +279,30 @@ export function getEnglishFromRendered(r: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection | T.Complemen
     return r.selection.e;
   }
   if (r.selection.type === "participle") {
-        return addPossesors(r.selection.possesor?.np, r.selection.e, r.selection.type);
+    return addPossesors(
+      r.selection.possesor?.np,
+      r.selection.e,
+      r.selection.type
+    );
   }
-    return addPossesors(r.selection.possesor?.np, addArticlesAndAdjs(r.selection), r.selection.type);
+  return addPossesors(
+    r.selection.possesor?.np,
+    addArticlesAndAdjs(r.selection),
+    r.selection.type
+  );
 }
 
-function getEnglishFromRenderedSandwich(r: T.Rendered<T.SandwichSelection<T.Sandwich>>): string | undefined {
+function getEnglishFromRenderedSandwich(
+  r: T.Rendered<T.SandwichSelection<T.Sandwich>>
+): string | undefined {
   const insideE = getEnglishFromRendered(r.inside);
   if (!insideE) return undefined;
   return `${r.e} ${insideE}`;
 }
 
-function getEnglishFromRenderedAdjective(a: T.Rendered<T.AdjectiveSelection>): string | undefined {
+function getEnglishFromRenderedAdjective(
+  a: T.Rendered<T.AdjectiveSelection>
+): string | undefined {
   if (!a.sandwich) {
     return a.e;
   }

src/types.ts

@@ -721,6 +721,14 @@ export type EquativeTense =
   | "wouldBe"
   | "pastSubjunctive"
   | "wouldHaveBeen";
+export type EquativeTenseWithoutBa =
+  | "present"
+  | "subjunctive"
+  | "habitual"
+  | "past"
+  | "wouldBe"
+  | "pastSubjunctive"
+  | "wouldHaveBeen";
 export type PerfectTense = `${EquativeTense}Perfect`;
 export type AbilityTense = `${VerbTense}Modal`;
 export type ImperativeTense = `${Aspect}Imperative`;
@@ -1201,16 +1209,50 @@ export type RenderVerbOutput = {
   hasBa: boolean;
   vbs: VerbRenderedOutput;
 };
-export type VerbRenderedOutput = [[VHead] | [], [VB, VBE] | [VBE]];
+export type VerbRenderedOutput = [[VHead] | [], [VBP, VBE] | [VBE]];
-export type RootsStemsOutput = [[VHead] | [], [VB, VBA] | [VBA]]; // or perfect / equative
+export type RootsStemsOutput = [[VHead] | [], [VBP, VB] | [VB]]; // or perfect / equative
 
-export type VB = VBBasic | VBGenNum | Welded | WeldedGN;
+export type VB = VBBasic | Welded;
-/** A VB block that can have endings attached to it */
-export type VBA = Exclude<VB, VBGenNum | WeldedGN>;
 /** A VB block that has had a person verb ending attached */
-export type VBE = (VBBasic | Welded) & {
+export type VBE = VB & {
   person: Person;
-}; // or equative
+  info:
+    | {
+        type: "equative";
+        tense: EquativeTenseWithoutBa;
+      }
+    | {
+        type: "verb";
+        aspect: Aspect;
+        base: "stem" | "root";
+        verb: VerbEntry;
+        abilityAux?: boolean;
+      };
+};
+
+/** A VB block used for ability verbs or perfect (past participle)
+ * get optionally swapped in order with the VBE when used with negative
+ */
+export type VBP = VB & (VBPartInfo | VBAbilityInfo);
+
+export type VBPartInfo = {
+  info: {
+    type: "ppart";
+    genNum: GenderNumber;
+    verb: VerbEntry;
+  };
+};
+
+export type VBAbilityInfo = {
+  info: {
+    type: "ability";
+    verb: VerbEntry;
+    aspect: Aspect;
+  };
+};
+
+// in VB OR VBE - add root / stem and entry for parsing info
+// but how would that work with perfect and ability verbs ...
 
 export type VBNoLenghts<V extends VB> = V extends VBBasic
   ? Omit<VBBasic, "ps"> & { ps: PsString[] }
@@ -1221,10 +1263,6 @@ export type VBBasic = {
   ps: SingleOrLengthOpts<PsString[]>;
 };
 
-// TODO: might be a better design decision to keep the GenderNuber stuff
-// in the RIGHT side of the weld
-export type VBGenNum = VBBasic & GenderNumber;
-
 export type GenderNumber = {
   gender: Gender;
   number: NounNumber;
@@ -1233,11 +1271,9 @@ export type GenderNumber = {
 export type Welded = {
   type: "welded";
   left: NComp | VBBasic | Welded;
-  right: VBBasic;
+  right: VBBasic | (VBBasic & (VBPartInfo | VBAbilityInfo));
 };
 
-export type WeldedGN = Omit<Welded, "right"> & { right: VBGenNum };
-
 export type VHead = PH | NComp;
 
 /** perfective head block */

vocab/nouns-adjs/irreg-nouns.js

@@ -27,4 +27,12 @@ module.exports = [
     ts: 1527815450,
     e: "son", // زوی
   },
+  {
+    ts: 1527823093,
+    e: "prophet", // نبي
+  },
+  {
+    ts: 1527822456,
+    e: "word", // لفظ
+  },
 ];

vocab/verbs/simple-intrans.js

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 module.exports = [
+  1527815139, // osedul
   1585228579997, // ورتلل
   1527815216, // راتلل - to come
   1527813473, // الوتل - to fly

vocab/verbs/stative-comp-trans.js

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
  */
 
 module.exports = [
+  1527817457, // درکول
+  1659037345120, // بیانېدل
   1608137130992, // چیغه کول
   1658537998960, // لېونی کول
   1527812403, // بچ کول - to save, protect, guard, spare, rescue, economize