All but seven verb roots end in consonant. They are formed by adding different past participles to the verbs. Main verbs are classified into copulative, intransitive and transitive. Verbs are causativized by adding causative suffixes to the verb stems. Conjunct and compound verbs are very frequently used in Kashmiri.
Compound verbs have their own characteristics.
Kashmiri has a different word order from other Indian languages at the surface level. The verb in Kashmiri always comes in the second position in a sentence. Kashmiri is therefore characterized as a verb 2 language. Script Various scripts have been used for Kashmiri. The Sharda script, developed around the 10th century, is the oldest script used for Kashmiri.