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All adjectives agree in case and number with the noun they specify, being declined with the nominal endings.
All adjectives agree in case and number with the noun they specify, being declined with the nominal endings.


jōbāɕu līruɕu rēw sōnu pinkucar sōnošucar mējseš
<small>the young man’s new house is located in the nearby village</small>
====Declension of qualifying adjectives====
====Declension of qualifying adjectives====
Example: jōbā, ''young''
Adjectival declension follow the same rules as the nominal declension, with the same exceptions.
 
Example: šurir, ''big'', with swõnur, ''house''
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| style="width: 100px;"| || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''singular''</small></center>  || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''dual''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''plural''</small></center>  
| || colspan="3" | <center>''attributive declension''</center>
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| <center><small>''agentive''</small></center>  || jōbāli || jōbālī || jōbālinu
| style="width: 100px;"| || style="width: 150px;"|<center><small>''singular''</small></center>  || style="width: 150px;"|<center><small>''plural (formal)''</small></center> || style="width: 150px;"|<center><small>''plural (informal)''</small></center>
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| <center><small>''passive''</small></center> || jōbā || jōbāj || jōbānu
| <center><small>''basic''</small></center> || sowgu sur‘i || sowgunu sur‘inu || sowgunu sur‘
|-
|-
| <center><small>''genitive''</small></center> || jōbāɕu || jōbāɕuj || jōbāɕunu
| <center><small>''direct''</small></center> || sowgul‘ sur‘il‘ || sowgunol‘ sur‘inol‘ || sowgunol‘ sur‘il‘
|-
|-
| <center><small>''dative''</small></center> || jōbāhe || jōbāhej || jōbāhenu
| <center><small>''oblique''</small></center> || sowguha sur‘iha || sowgunoha sur‘inoha || sowgunoha sur‘iha
|-
| <center><small>''causative''</small></center>  || jōbāxu || jōbāxuj || jōbāxunu
|-
| <center><small>''instrumental''</small></center>  || jōbāxe || jōbāxej || jōbāxenu
|-
| <center><small>''locative''</small></center>  || jōbācar || jōbācari || jōbācarnu
|}
|}
The adjectival declension displays the same irregularities of nouns:
<small>pass.</small> rēw, ''new'' → <small>ag.</small> rēwəli, <small>gen.</small> rēwəɕu, <small>dat.</small> rēwəhe, ...

Revision as of 02:34, 1 June 2025

Adjectives and pronouns

Adjectives closely resemble the noun form, usually 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. 

wobar řirur
(the) young man

řirur wobar wẽh
(the) man is young

All adjectives agree in case and number with the noun they specify, being declined with the nominal endings.

Declension of qualifying adjectives

Adjectival declension follow the same rules as the nominal declension, with the same exceptions.

Example: šurir, big, with swõnur, house

attributive declension
singular
plural (formal)
plural (informal)
basic
 sowgu sur‘i sowgunu sur‘inu sowgunu sur‘
direct
 sowgul‘ sur‘il‘ sowgunol‘ sur‘inol‘ sowgunol‘ sur‘il‘
oblique
 sowguha sur‘iha sowgunoha sur‘inoha sowgunoha sur‘iha
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