Function otense

src/objnam.c:2530–2546

return form of the verb (input plural) if xname(otmp) were the subject */

/* return form of the verb (input plural) if xname(otmp) were the subject */
char *
otense(struct obj *otmp, const char *verb)
{
    char *buf;

    /*
     * verb is given in plural (without trailing s).  Return as input
     * if the result of xname(otmp) would be plural.  Don't bother
     * recomputing xname(otmp) at this time.
     */
    if (!is_plural(otmp))
        return vtense((char *) 0, verb);

    buf = nextobuf();
    Strcpy(buf, verb);
    return buf;
}

/* various singular words that vtense would otherwise categorize as plural;
   also used by makesingular() to catch some special cases */