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Attributive adjectives are always placed '''before''' the nouns they specify, while predicative adjectives tend to be placed ''before'' the secondary verbal position. | Attributive adjectives are always placed '''before''' the nouns they specify, while predicative adjectives tend to be placed ''before'' the secondary verbal position. | ||
čōbāliw wīruliw hiwmēx soguxjɛ | |||
<small> | <small>the young man is going home</small> | ||
wīru çɛn čōbā | |||
<small> | <small>the man is young</small> | ||
All adjectives agree in case and number with the noun they specify, being declined with the nominal endings. They thus display a complete declension set, not belonging inherently to one of the two classes. | All adjectives agree in case and number with the noun they specify, being declined with the nominal endings. They thus display a complete declension set, not belonging inherently to one of the two classes. | ||
çōbārɛ wīrurɛ rēhu sōgu mēhiws hūm biwgu bjɛčiw | |||
<small>the young man’s new house is located in the nearby village</small> | <small>the young man’s new house is located in the nearby village</small> | ||
====Declension of qualifying adjectives==== | ====Declension of qualifying adjectives==== | ||
Revision as of 02:51, 31 May 2025
Adjectives and pronouns
Adjectives closely resemble the noun form, mostly ending in a vowel and showing the same exceptions of nouns. Pronouns, instead, may exhibit different forms in the root form.
Adjectives
Attributive adjectives are always placed before the nouns they specify, while predicative adjectives tend to be placed before the secondary verbal position.
čōbāliw wīruliw hiwmēx soguxjɛ the young man is going home
wīru çɛn čōbā the man is young
All adjectives agree in case and number with the noun they specify, being declined with the nominal endings. They thus display a complete declension set, not belonging inherently to one of the two classes.
çōbārɛ wīrurɛ rēhu sōgu mēhiws hūm biwgu bjɛčiw the young man’s new house is located in the nearby village
Declension of qualifying adjectives
Example: rḗʔo, new
| rḗʔoli | rḗʔonoli | |
| rḗʔo | rḗʔono | |
| rḗʔošu | rḗʔonošu | |
| rḗʔora | rḗʔonora | |
| rḗʔoɣɑ | rḗʔonoɣɑ | |
| rḗʔokhu | rḗʔonokhu | |
| rḗʔokhɑ | rḗʔonokhɑ | |
| rḗʔogil | rḗʔonogil | |
| rḗʔotsar | rḗʔonotsar | |
