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<div>Coastal Atlantean has a very simplified grammar. There is no conjugation. The same form of the verb is used for all pronouns. <br />
<br />
Pronouns:<br /><br />
Ig - I<br /><br />
Du - You<br /><br />
He - He<br /><br />
Se - She<br /><br />
Es - It<br /><br />
We - We<br /><br />
Dese - You (plural)<br /><br />
Esse - They<br /><br />
<br />
The verb to be is "ar" in all cases.<br /><br />
Ig ar een man = I am a man<br /><br />
Du ar een man = You are a man<br /><br />
He ar een man = He is a man<br /><br />
We ar manen = We are men<br /><br />
Dese ar manen = You (pl) are men<br /><br />
Esse ar manen = They are men<br /><br />
<br />
Plural is formed by adding -en to the end of the word<br /><br />
Add -nen if the word ends on a vowel<br /><br />
<br />
If -ed must be added to a word that ends on a vowel<br /><br />
the ending becomes -ned instead<br /><br />
<br />
He, Se, We, Dese are pronounced as if the e was a double e<br /><br />
If an adjective comes behind a noun, it adds an -a<br /><br />
Some adjectives end on -er. This is an older form from Harbour Atlantean<br /><br />
<br />
Verbs<br />
If you use "kan", "muss", "zou", "las" or "verd" the second verb must go to the end and add on -en<br /><br />
Also, if a verb is used with "su", it must also take -en at the end<br /><br />
The only exception are verbs ending on -ch, which change the "ch" to "g" when -en is added<br /><br />
<br />
Ig kan das saagen<br /><br />
I can say that<br /><br />
<br />
Ig will een hond<br /><br />
I want a dog<br /><br />
<br />
Ig muss een hond willen<br /><br />
I need to want a dog<br /><br />
<br />
Accusative<br /><br />
The direct object of the sentence is in the accusative<br /><br />
<br />
Ig sien dich<br /><br />
I see you<br /><br />
<br />
Du sien mich<br /><br />
You see me<br /><br />
<br />
Accusative pronouns<br /><br />
mich - me<br /><br />
dich - you<br /><br />
es - it<br /><br />
hich - him<br /><br />
sich - her<br /><br />
uns - us<br /><br />
desech - you (pl)<br /><br />
essech (them)<br /><br />
<br />
Ig sien essech<br /><br />
I see them<br /><br />
<br />
Comparitives<br /><br />
Just add -er for more, and -te for most<br /><br />
<br />
prachtich - beautiful<br /><br />
prachticher - more beautiful<br /><br />
prachtichte - most beautiful<br /><br />
<br />
If the word ends on t, then use -ste for "most"<br /><br />
skrit - mean, horrible<br /><br />
skritste - meanest<br /><br />
<br />
Adjectives<br /><br />
Add -a to the adjective if it directly precedes the noun it is describing<br /><br />
If the adjective ends on a vowel, then add -na instead of -a<br /><br />
<br />
Ig ar een grouda man<br /><br />
I am a big man<br /><br />
<br />
De man ar groud<br /><br />
The man is big<br /><br />
<br />
Possessive<br /><br />
me - my<br /><br />
haar - his<br /><br />
saar - her<br /><br />
esaar - its<br /><br />
unser - our<br /><br />
deser - your (pl)<br /><br />
esser - theirs<br /><br />
<br />
Add 'se to the end of a noun to make it possessive<br />
<br />
Keepa (name)<br /><br />
Keepa'sa hond: Keepa's dog<br /><br />
<br />
Past tense<br /><br />
Use the "is.... -ed" construction<br /><br />
<br />
He toud een man<br /><br />
He kills a man<br /><br />
<br />
He is een man touded<br /><br />
He has killed a man<br /><br />
<br />
In short clauses where a longer clause follows, "is" can be dropped<br /><br />
Ig hoord was du machd is.<br /><br />
I heard what you did.<br /><br />
<br />
"Ig is hoord was du machd is" is technically correct, but "is" is often dropped in these small clauses<br />
especially when they are followed by a longer clause<br />
<br />
Future tense<br /><br />
Use wou with the verb to form the future tense<br /><br />
Put the verb at the end and add -en to it<br /><br />
<br />
Ig wou dord gaanen<br /><br />
I will go there<br /><br />
<br />
Past tense<br />
<br />
Ig ujeth een appel<br /><br />
I eat an apple<br /><br />
<br />
Ig is een appel ujethed<br /><br />
I ate an apple<br /><br />
<br />
Present perfect<br /><br />
Use the form "ar.... -ed"<br /><br />
<br />
Ig ar een appel ujethed<br /><br />
I have eaten an apple<br /><br />
<br />
Talking about something<br />
<br />
Ig praat over een kniega<br /><br />
I talk about a book<br /><br />
<br />
Exceptions to the -en and -ed rules<br /><br />
If "k" is preceded by a short vowel, it changes into "ch"<br /><br />
For example, mak becomes machen<br /><br />
<br />
If "k" is preceded by a long vowel, it changes into "g"<br /><br />
For example, maak becomes maged<br /><br />
<br />
"ch" changes to a "g", but if it is preceded by a short vowel<br />
then the vowel is written only once<br /><br />
saach becomes saged and fraach becomes fraged<br />
<br />
If -ed is added to a "k" which is preceded by a short vowel<br />
then the -ed becomes a -d<br /><br />
For example, mak becomes machd<br /><br />
<br />
If a word ends on "n" or "r", then it gets -d instead of -ed<br /><br />
For example, ren becomes rend and hoor becomes hoord<br /><br />
<br />
The difference between "dies", "das" and "jon"<br />
<br />
You might not recognise it at first, but "jon" also exists in the harbour language I am using right now, English.<br />
<br />
Shakespeare used the line "what light through yonder window breaks" in his play "Romeo and Juliet".<br />
<br />
"yonder" has left English, but it is alive and well in Coastal Atlantean. It means "that over there".<br /><br />
"dies" is used to refer to things right in front of you, like your fork at the dinner table.<br /><br />
"das" is used for anything you might want to refer to. The word "this" occupies this role in English<br /><br />
<br />
What does this say = Was saach das?<br /><br />
If you were to write "Was saach dies" this would have the nuance of "What does this right here in front of me say"<br /><br />
<br />
Was ar dies = What is this right here<br /><br />
Was ar das = What is this<br /><br />
Was ar jon = What is that over there<br /><br />
<br />
Infinitive<br /><br />
Use "su....-en"<br /><br />
<br />
Ig forbereet das su machen<br /><br />
I am preparing to do that<br /></div>Tertrihhttps://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Atlaans&diff=38310Atlaans2015-08-25T20:18:41Z<p>Tertrih: </p>
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<div>Coastal Atlantean has a very simplified grammar. There is no conjugation. The same form of the verb is used for all pronouns. <br />
<br />
Pronouns:<br /><br />
Ig - I<br /><br />
Du - You<br /><br />
He - He<br /><br />
Se - She<br /><br />
Es - It<br /><br />
We - We<br /><br />
Dese - You (plural)<br /><br />
Esse - They<br /><br />
<br />
The verb to be is "ar" in all cases.<br />
Ig ar een man = I am a man<br />
Du ar een man = You are a man<br />
He ar een man = He is a man<br />
We ar manen = We are men<br />
Dese ar manen = You (pl) are men<br />
Esse ar manen = They are men<br />
<br />
Plural is formed by adding -en to the end of the word<br />
Add -nen if the word ends on a vowel<br />
<br />
If -ed must be added to a word that ends on a vowel<br />
the ending becomes -ned instead<br />
<br />
He, Se, We, Dese are pronounced as if the e was a double e<br />
If an adjective comes behind a noun, it adds an -a<br />
Some adjectives end on -er. This is an older form from Harbour Atlan<br />
<br />
Verbs<br />
If you use "kan", "muss", "zou", "las" or "verd" the second verb must go to the end and add on -en<br />
Also, if a verb is used with "su", it must also take -en at the end<br />
The only exception are verbs ending on -ch, which change the "ch" to "g" when -en is added<br />
<br />
Ig kan das saagen<br />
I can say that<br />
<br />
Ig will een hond<br />
I want a dog<br />
<br />
Ig muss een hond willen<br />
I need to want a dog<br />
<br />
Accusative<br />
The direct object of the sentence is in the accusative<br />
<br />
Ig sien dich<br />
I see you<br />
<br />
Du sien mich<br />
You see me<br />
<br />
Accusative pronouns<br />
mich - me<br />
dich - you<br />
es - it<br />
hich - him<br />
sich - her<br />
uns - us<br />
desech - you (pl)<br />
essech (them)<br />
<br />
Ig sien essech<br />
I see them<br />
<br />
Comparitives<br />
Just add -er for more, and -te for most<br />
<br />
prachtich - beautiful<br />
prachticher - more beautiful<br />
prachtichte - most beautiful<br />
<br />
If the word ends on t, then use -ste for "most"<br />
skrit - mean, horrible<br />
skritste - meanest<br />
<br />
Adjectives<br />
Add -a to the adjective if it directly precedes the noun it is describing<br />
If the adjective ends on a vowel, then add -na instead of -a<br />
<br />
Ig ar een grouda man<br />
I am a big man<br />
<br />
De man ar groud<br />
The man is big<br />
<br />
Possessive<br />
me - my<br />
haar - his<br />
saar - her<br />
esaar - its<br />
unser - our<br />
deser - your (pl)<br />
esser - theirs<br />
<br />
Add 'se to the end of a noun to make it possessive<br />
<br />
Keepa (name)<br />
Keepa'sa hond: Keepa's dog<br />
<br />
Past tense<br />
Use the "is.... -ed" construction<br />
<br />
He toud een man<br />
He kills a man<br />
<br />
He is een man touded<br />
He has killed a man<br />
<br />
In short clauses where a longer clause follows, "is" can be dropped<br />
Ig hoord was du machd is.<br />
I heard what you did.<br />
<br />
"Ig is hoord was du machd is" is technically correct, but "is" is often dropped in these small clauses<br />
especially when they are followed by a longer clause<br />
<br />
Future tense<br />
Use wou with the verb to form the future tense<br />
Put the verb at the end and add -en to it<br />
<br />
Ig wou dord gaanen<br />
I will go there<br />
<br />
Past tense<br />
<br />
Ig ujeth een appel<br />
I eat an apple<br />
<br />
Ig is een appel ujethed<br />
I ate an apple<br />
<br />
Past perfect<br />
Use the form "ar.... -ed"<br />
<br />
Ig ar een appel ujethed<br />
I have eaten an apple<br />
<br />
Talking about something<br />
<br />
Ig praat over een book<br />
I talk about a book<br />
<br />
Exceptions to the -en and -ed rules<br />
If "k" is preceded by a short vowel, it changes into "ch"<br />
For example, mak becomes machen<br />
<br />
If "k" is preceded by a long vowel, it changes into "g"<br />
For example, maak becomes maged<br />
<br />
"ch" changes to a "g", but if it is preceded by a short vowel<br />
then the vowel is written only once<br />
saach becomes saged and fraach becomes fraged<br />
<br />
If -ed is added to a "k" which is preceded by a short vowel<br />
then the -ed becomes a -d<br />
For example, mak becomes machd<br />
<br />
If a word ends on "n" or "r", then it gets -d instead of -ed<br />
For example, ren becomes rend and hoor becomes hoord<br />
<br />
The difference between "dies", "das" and "jon"<br />
<br />
You might not recognise it at first, but "jon" also exists in the harbour language I am using right now, English.<br />
<br />
Shakespeare used the line "what light through yonder window breaks" in his play "Romeo and Juliet".<br />
<br />
"yonder" has left English, but it is alive and well in Coastal Atlantean. It means "that over there".<br />
"dies" is used to refer to things right in front of you, like your fork at the dinner table.<br />
"das" is used for anything you might want to refer to. The word "this" occupies this role in english<br />
<br />
What does this say = Was saach das?<br />
If you were to write "Was saach dies" this would have the nuance of "What does this right here in front of me say"<br />
<br />
Was ar dies = What is this right here<br />
Was ar das = What is this<br />
Was ar jon = What is that over there<br />
<br />
Infinitive<br />
Use "su....-en"<br />
<br />
Ig forbereet das su machen<br />
I am preparing to do that</div>Tertrihhttps://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Atlaans&diff=38308Atlaans2015-08-25T16:40:22Z<p>Tertrih: </p>
<hr />
<div>Coastal Atlantean has a very simplified grammar. There is no conjugation. The same form of the verb is used for all pronouns. <br />
<br />
Pronouns: <br />
Ig - I <br />
Du - You <br />
He - He <br />
Se - She <br />
Es - It <br />
We - We <br />
Dese - You (plural) <br />
Esse - They <br />
<br />
The verb to be is "ar" in all cases.<br />
Ig ar een man = I am a man<br />
Du ar een man = You are a man<br />
He ar een man = He is a man<br />
We ar manen = We are men<br />
Dese ar manen = You (pl) are men<br />
Esse ar manen = They are men<br />
<br />
Plural is formed by adding -en to the end of the word<br />
Add -nen if the word ends on a vowel<br />
<br />
If -ed must be added to a word that ends on a vowel<br />
the ending becomes -ned instead<br />
<br />
He, Se, We, Dese are pronounced as if the e was a double e<br />
If an adjective comes behind a noun, it adds an -a<br />
Some adjectives end on -er. This is an older form from Harbour Atlan<br />
<br />
Verbs<br />
If you use "kan", "muss", "zou", "las" or "verd" the second verb must go to the end and add on -en<br />
Also, if a verb is used with "su", it must also take -en at the end<br />
The only exception are verbs ending on -ch, which change the "ch" to "g" when -en is added<br />
<br />
Ig kan das saagen<br />
I can say that<br />
<br />
Ig will een hond<br />
I want a dog<br />
<br />
Ig muss een hond willen<br />
I need to want a dog<br />
<br />
Accusative<br />
The direct object of the sentence is in the accusative<br />
<br />
Ig sien dich<br />
I see you<br />
<br />
Du sien mich<br />
You see me<br />
<br />
Accusative pronouns<br />
mich - me<br />
dich - you<br />
es - it<br />
hich - him<br />
sich - her<br />
uns - us<br />
desech - you (pl)<br />
essech (them)<br />
<br />
Ig sien essech<br />
I see them<br />
<br />
Comparitives<br />
Just add -er for more, and -te for most<br />
<br />
prachtich - beautiful<br />
prachticher - more beautiful<br />
prachtichte - most beautiful<br />
<br />
If the word ends on t, then use -ste for "most"<br />
skrit - mean, horrible<br />
skritste - meanest<br />
<br />
Adjectives<br />
Add -a to the adjective if it directly precedes the noun it is describing<br />
If the adjective ends on a vowel, then add -na instead of -a<br />
<br />
Ig ar een grouda man<br />
I am a big man<br />
<br />
De man ar groud<br />
The man is big<br />
<br />
Possessive<br />
me - my<br />
haar - his<br />
saar - her<br />
esaar - its<br />
unser - our<br />
deser - your (pl)<br />
esser - theirs<br />
<br />
Add 'se to the end of a noun to make it possessive<br />
<br />
Keepa (name)<br />
Keepa'sa hond: Keepa's dog<br />
<br />
Past tense<br />
Use the "is.... -ed" construction<br />
<br />
He toud een man<br />
He kills a man<br />
<br />
He is een man touded<br />
He has killed a man<br />
<br />
In short clauses where a longer clause follows, "is" can be dropped<br />
Ig hoord was du machd is.<br />
I heard what you did.<br />
<br />
"Ig is hoord was du machd is" is technically correct, but "is" is often dropped in these small clauses<br />
especially when they are followed by a longer clause<br />
<br />
Future tense<br />
Use wou with the verb to form the future tense<br />
Put the verb at the end and add -en to it<br />
<br />
Ig wou dord gaanen<br />
I will go there<br />
<br />
Past tense<br />
<br />
Ig ujeth een appel<br />
I eat an apple<br />
<br />
Ig is een appel ujethed<br />
I ate an apple<br />
<br />
Past perfect<br />
Use the form "ar.... -ed"<br />
<br />
Ig ar een appel ujethed<br />
I have eaten an apple<br />
<br />
Talking about something<br />
<br />
Ig praat over een book<br />
I talk about a book<br />
<br />
Exceptions to the -en and -ed rules<br />
If "k" is preceded by a short vowel, it changes into "ch"<br />
For example, mak becomes machen<br />
<br />
If "k" is preceded by a long vowel, it changes into "g"<br />
For example, maak becomes maged<br />
<br />
"ch" changes to a "g", but if it is preceded by a short vowel<br />
then the vowel is written only once<br />
saach becomes saged and fraach becomes fraged<br />
<br />
If -ed is added to a "k" which is preceded by a short vowel<br />
then the -ed becomes a -d<br />
For example, mak becomes machd<br />
<br />
If a word ends on "n" or "r", then it gets -d instead of -ed<br />
For example, ren becomes rend and hoor becomes hoord<br />
<br />
The difference between "dies", "das" and "jon"<br />
<br />
You might not recognise it at first, but "jon" also exists in the harbour language I am using right now, English.<br />
<br />
Shakespeare used the line "what light through yonder window breaks" in his play "Romeo and Juliet".<br />
<br />
"yonder" has left English, but it is alive and well in Coastal Atlantean. It means "that over there".<br />
"dies" is used to refer to things right in front of you, like your fork at the dinner table.<br />
"das" is used for anything you might want to refer to. The word "this" occupies this role in english<br />
<br />
What does this say = Was saach das?<br />
If you were to write "Was saach dies" this would have the nuance of "What does this right here in front of me say"<br />
<br />
Was ar dies = What is this right here<br />
Was ar das = What is this<br />
Was ar jon = What is that over there<br />
<br />
Infinitive<br />
Use "su....-en"<br />
<br />
Ig forbereet das su machen<br />
I am preparing to do that</div>Tertrihhttps://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Atlaans&diff=38307Atlaans2015-08-25T16:22:14Z<p>Tertrih: </p>
<hr />
<div>Coastal Atlantean has a very simplified grammar. There is no conjugation. The same form of the verb is used for all pronouns. <br />
<br />
Pronouns: <br />
Ig - I <br />
Du - You <br />
He - He <br />
Se - She <br />
Es - It <br />
We - We <br />
Dese - You (plural) <br />
Esse - They <br />
<br />
The verb to be is "ar" in all cases.<br />
Ig ar een man = I am a man<br />
Du ar een man = You are a man<br />
He ar een man = He is a man<br />
We ar manen = We are men<br />
Dese ar manen = You (pl) are men<br />
Esse ar manen = They are men<br />
<br />
Plural is formed by adding -en to the end of the word<br />
Add -nen if the word ends on a vowel<br />
<br />
If -ed must be added to a word that ends on a vowel<br />
the ending becomes -ned instead<br />
<br />
He, Se, We, Dese are pronounced as if the e was a double e<br />
If an adjective comes behind a noun, it adds an -a<br />
Some adjectives end on -er. This is an older form from Harbour Atlan<br />
<br />
Verbs<br />
If you use "kan", "muss", "zou", "las" or "verd" the second verb must go to the end and add on -en<br />
Also, if a verb is used with "su", it must also take -en at the end<br />
The only exception are verbs ending on -ch, which change the "ch" to "g" when -en is added<br />
<br />
Ig kan das saagen<br />
I can say that<br />
<br />
Ig will een hond<br />
I want a dog<br />
<br />
Ig muss een hond willen<br />
I need to want a dog<br />
<br />
Accusative<br />
The direct object of the sentence is in the accusative<br />
<br />
Ig sien dich<br />
I see you<br />
<br />
Du sien mich<br />
You see me<br />
<br />
Accusative pronouns<br />
mich - me<br />
dich - you<br />
es - it<br />
hich - him<br />
sich - her<br />
uns - us<br />
desech - you (pl)<br />
essech (them)<br />
<br />
Ig sien essech<br />
I see them<br />
<br />
Comparitives<br />
Just add -er for more, and -te for most<br />
<br />
prachtich - beautiful<br />
prachticher - more beautiful<br />
prachtichte - most beautiful<br />
<br />
If the word ends on t, then use -ste for "most"<br />
skrit - mean, horrible<br />
skritste - meanest<br />
<br />
Adjectives<br />
Add -a to the adjective if it directly precedes the noun it is describing<br />
If the adjective ends on a vowel, then add -na instead of -a<br />
<br />
Ig ar een grouda man<br />
I am a big man<br />
<br />
De man ar groud<br />
The man is big<br />
<br />
Possessive<br />
me - my<br />
haar - his<br />
saar - her<br />
esaar - its<br />
unser - our<br />
deser - your (pl)<br />
esser - theirs<br />
<br />
Add 'se to the end of a noun to make it possessive<br />
<br />
Keepa (name)<br />
Keepa'sa hond: Keepa's dog<br />
<br />
Past tense<br />
Use the "is.... -ed" construction<br />
<br />
He toud een man<br />
He kills a man<br />
<br />
He is een man touded<br />
He has killed a man<br />
<br />
In short clauses where a longer clause follows, "is" can be dropped<br />
Ig hoord was du machd is.<br />
I heard what you did.<br />
<br />
"Ig is hoord was du machd is" is technically correct, but "is" is often dropped in these small clauses<br />
especially when they are followed by a longer clause<br />
<br />
Future tense<br />
Use wou with the verb to form the future tense<br />
Put the verb at the end and add -en to it<br />
<br />
Ig wou dord gaanen<br />
I will go there<br />
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Past tense<br />
<br />
Ig ujeth een appel<br />
I eat an apple<br />
<br />
Ig is een appel ujethed<br />
I ate an apple<br />
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Past perfect<br />
Use the form "ar.... -ed"<br />
<br />
Ig ar een appel ujethed<br />
I have eaten an apple<br />
<br />
Talking about something<br />
<br />
Ig praat over een book<br />
I talk about a book<br />
<br />
Exceptions to the -en and -ed rules<br />
If "k" is preceded by a short vowel, it changes into "ch"<br />
For example, mak becomes machen<br />
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If "k" is preceded by a long vowel, it changes into "g"<br />
For example, maak becomes maged<br />
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"ch" changes to a "g", but if it is preceded by a short vowel<br />
then the vowel is written only once<br />
saach becomes saged and fraach becomes fraged<br />
<br />
If -ed is added to a "k" which is preceded by a short vowel<br />
then the -ed becomes a -d<br />
For example, mak becomes machd<br />
<br />
If a word ends on "n" or "r", then it gets -d instead of -ed<br />
For example, ren becomes rend and hoor becomes hoord<br />
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The difference between "dies", "das" and "jon"<br />
<br />
You might not recognise it at first, but "jon" also exists in the harbour language I am using right now, English.<br />
<br />
Shakespeare used the line "what light through yonder window breaks" in his play "Romeo and Juliet".<br />
<br />
"yonder" has left English, but it is alive and well in Coastal Atlantean. It means "that over there".<br />
"dies" is used to refer to things right in front of you, like your fork at the dinner table.<br />
"das" is used for anything you might want to refer to. The word "this" occupies this role in english<br />
<br />
What does this say = Was saach das?<br />
If you were to write "Was saach dies" this would have the nuance of "What does this right here in front of me say"<br />
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Was ar dies = What is this right here<br />
Was ar das = What is this<br />
Was ar jon = What is that over there<br />
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Infinitive<br />
Use "su....-en"<br />
<br />
Ig forbereet das su machen<br />
I am preparing to do that</div>Tertrihhttps://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Atlaans&diff=38306Atlaans2015-08-25T16:20:29Z<p>Tertrih: Created page with "Coastal Atlantean has a very simplified grammar. There is no conjugation. The same form of the verb is used for all pronouns. Pronouns: Ig - I Du - You He - He Se - She Es -..."</p>
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<div>Coastal Atlantean has a very simplified grammar. There is no conjugation. The same form of the verb is used for all pronouns.<br />
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Pronouns:<br />
Ig - I<br />
Du - You<br />
He - He<br />
Se - She<br />
Es - It<br />
We - We<br />
Dese - You (plural)<br />
Esse - They<br />
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The verb to be is "ar" in all cases.<br />
Ig ar een man = I am a man<br />
Du ar een man = You are a man<br />
He ar een man = He is a man<br />
We ar manen = We are men<br />
Dese ar manen = You (pl) are men<br />
Esse ar manen = They are men<br />
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Plural is formed by adding -en to the end of the word<br />
Add -nen if the word ends on a vowel<br />
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If -ed must be added to a word that ends on a vowel<br />
the ending becomes -ned instead<br />
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He, Se, We, Dese are pronounced as if the e was a double e<br />
If an adjective comes behind a noun, it adds an -a<br />
Some adjectives end on -er. This is an older form from Harbour Atlan<br />
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Verbs<br />
If you use "kan", "muss", "zou", "las" or "verd" the second verb must go to the end and add on -en<br />
Also, if a verb is used with "su", it must also take -en at the end<br />
The only exception are verbs ending on -ch, which change the "ch" to "g" when -en is added<br />
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Ig kan das saagen<br />
I can say that<br />
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Ig will een hond<br />
I want a dog<br />
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Ig muss een hond willen<br />
I need to want a dog<br />
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Accusative<br />
The direct object of the sentence is in the accusative<br />
<br />
Ig sien dich<br />
I see you<br />
<br />
Du sien mich<br />
You see me<br />
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Accusative pronouns<br />
mich - me<br />
dich - you<br />
es - it<br />
hich - him<br />
sich - her<br />
uns - us<br />
desech - you (pl)<br />
essech (them)<br />
<br />
Ig sien essech<br />
I see them<br />
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Comparitives<br />
Just add -er for more, and -te for most<br />
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prachtich - beautiful<br />
prachticher - more beautiful<br />
prachtichte - most beautiful<br />
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If the word ends on t, then use -ste for "most"<br />
skrit - mean, horrible<br />
skritste - meanest<br />
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Adjectives<br />
Add -a to the adjective if it directly precedes the noun it is describing<br />
If the adjective ends on a vowel, then add -na instead of -a<br />
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Ig ar een grouda man<br />
I am a big man<br />
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De man ar groud<br />
The man is big<br />
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Possessive<br />
me - my<br />
haar - his<br />
saar - her<br />
esaar - its<br />
unser - our<br />
deser - your (pl)<br />
esser - theirs<br />
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Add 'se to the end of a noun to make it possessive<br />
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Keepa (name)<br />
Keepa'sa hond: Keepa's dog<br />
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Past tense<br />
Use the "is.... -ed" construction<br />
<br />
He toud een man<br />
He kills a man<br />
<br />
He is een man touded<br />
He has killed a man<br />
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In short clauses where a longer clause follows, "is" can be dropped<br />
Ig hoord was du machd is.<br />
I heard what you did.<br />
<br />
"Ig is hoord was du machd is" is technically correct, but "is" is often dropped in these small clauses<br />
especially when they are followed by a longer clause<br />
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Future tense<br />
Use wou with the verb to form the future tense<br />
Put the verb at the end and add -en to it<br />
<br />
Ig wou dord gaanen<br />
I will go there<br />
<br />
Past tense<br />
<br />
Ig ujeth een appel<br />
I eat an apple<br />
<br />
Ig is een appel ujethed<br />
I ate an apple<br />
<br />
Past perfect<br />
Use the form "ar.... -ed"<br />
<br />
Ig ar een appel ujethed<br />
I have eaten an apple<br />
<br />
Talking about something<br />
<br />
Ig praat over een book<br />
I talk about a book<br />
<br />
Exceptions to the -en and -ed rules<br />
If "k" is preceded by a short vowel, it changes into "ch"<br />
For example, mak becomes machen<br />
<br />
If "k" is preceded by a long vowel, it changes into "g"<br />
For example, maak becomes maged<br />
<br />
"ch" changes to a "g", but if it is preceded by a short vowel<br />
then the vowel is written only once<br />
saach becomes saged and fraach becomes fraged<br />
<br />
If -ed is added to a "k" which is preceded by a short vowel<br />
then the -ed becomes a -d<br />
For example, mak becomes machd<br />
<br />
If a word ends on "n" or "r", then it gets -d instead of -ed<br />
For example, ren becomes rend and hoor becomes hoord<br />
<br />
The difference between "dies", "das" and "jon"<br />
<br />
You might not recognise it at first, but "jon" also exists in the harbour language I am using right now, English.<br />
<br />
Shakespeare used the line "what light through yonder window breaks" in his play "Romeo and Juliet".<br />
<br />
"yonder" has left English, but it is alive and well in Coastal Atlantean. It means "that over there".<br />
"dies" is used to refer to things right in front of you, like your fork at the dinner table.<br />
"das" is used for anything you might want to refer to. The word "this" occupies this role in english<br />
<br />
What does this say = Was saach das?<br />
If you were to write "Was saach dies" this would have the nuance of "What does this right here in front of me say"<br />
<br />
Was ar dies = What is this right here<br />
Was ar das = What is this<br />
Was ar jon = What is that over there<br />
<br />
Infinitive<br />
Use "su....-en"<br />
<br />
Ig forbereet das su machen<br />
I am preparing to do that</div>Tertrih