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==Adjectives and pronouns==
==Adjectives and pronouns==
Adjectives and pronouns have their own form, but, like the nouns, they do not display any morphological change for either number, case or definiteness.  
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===
===Adjectives===
Attributive adjectives are always placed '''after''' the nouns they specify, while predicative adjectives are always placed ''before'' them or after the verb.
Attributive adjectives are always placed '''before''' the nouns they specify, while predicative adjectives are always placed ''after'' them.


  '''rosmɔq qiːrjun'''
  jṓpā́ wī́ro
  <small>a young man</small>
  <small>(the) young man</small>


  '''qɛsʈaʡ qiːrjun rosmɔq'''
  wī́ro jṓpā́ (ʔɑñ)
  <small>the man is young</small>
<small>(the) man is young</small>
As the verbal copula, ʔɑñɑme, ''to be'', can be omitted when the subject is expressed in the clause, the attributive or predicative role of an adjective can be inferred only by its own position.
 
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.
 
jṓpā́ra wī́rora rḗʔo sṓgo pinkotsar wɑkitsar mḗʔis
<small>the young man’s new house is located in the nearby village</small>
====Declension of qualifying adjectives====
Example: rḗʔo, ''new''
{|-
|-
| || colspan="2" | <center>rḗʔo</center>
|-
| style="width: 100px;"| || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''singular''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''plural''</small></center>
|-
| <center><small>''agentive''</small></center> || rḗʔoli || rḗʔonoli
|-
| <center><small>''passive''</small></center>  || rḗʔo|| rḗʔono
|-
| <center><small>''ablative''</small></center>  || rḗʔošu || rḗʔonošu
|-
| <center><small>''genitive''</small></center>  || rḗʔora || rḗʔonora
|-
| <center><small>''dative''</small></center>  || rḗʔoɣɑ || rḗʔonoɣɑ
|-
| <center><small>''causative''</small></center>  || rḗʔokhu || rḗʔonokhu
|-
| <center><small>''instrumental''</small></center>  || rḗʔokhɑ || rḗʔonokhɑ
|-
| <center><small>''abessive''</small></center>  || rḗʔogil || rḗʔonogil
|-
| <center><small>''locative''</small></center>  || rḗʔotsar || rḗʔonotsar
|}

Revision as of 05:42, 3 June 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 are always placed after them.

jṓpā́ wī́ro
(the) young man
wī́ro jṓpā́ (ʔɑñ)
(the) man is young

As the verbal copula, ʔɑñɑme, to be, can be omitted when the subject is expressed in the clause, the attributive or predicative role of an adjective can be inferred only by its own position.

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.

jṓpā́ra wī́rora rḗʔo sṓgo pinkotsar wɑkitsar mḗʔis
the young man’s new house is located in the nearby village

Declension of qualifying adjectives

Example: rḗʔo, new

rḗʔo
singular
plural
agentive
rḗʔoli rḗʔonoli
passive
rḗʔo rḗʔono
ablative
rḗʔošu rḗʔonošu
genitive
rḗʔora rḗʔonora
dative
rḗʔoɣɑ rḗʔonoɣɑ
causative
rḗʔokhu rḗʔonokhu
instrumental
rḗʔokhɑ rḗʔonokhɑ
abessive
rḗʔogil rḗʔonogil
locative
rḗʔotsar rḗʔonotsar