Maltcégj: Difference between revisions

Maltcégj (view source)

84 bytes added , 20 July 2016

9,124

edits

@@ Line 485: / Line 485: @@
 ===Measurement of Time===
-As discussed briefly in the section on Correlatives and Pro-Forms, time words can be modified with three particles: '''''la-''''' ('past'), '''''ja-''''' ('present'), or '''''þa-''''' ('future'). Some of the most common constructions are listed below:
+As discussed briefly in the section on Correlatives and Pro-Forms, time words can be modified with three particles: '''''la-''''' ('past'), '''''ja-''''' ('present'), or '''''þa-''''' ('future'). When combined with a noun that begins with a vowel, the ''a-'' of each prefix is dropped.  Some of the most common constructions are listed below:
 {| class="wikitable"
@@ Line 507: / Line 507: @@
 | ''avíl'' 'year' || '''''l'''avíl'' 'last year' || '''''j'''avíl'' 'this year' || '''''þ'''avíl'' 'next year'
 |-
+|}
-| ''ðlai'' 'time' || '''''la'''ðlai'' 'past' || '''''ja'''ðlai'' 'present' || '''''þa'''ðlai'' 'future'
+These prefixes can also be used in with the word ''ðlai'' (above) to form adjectives meaning 'past', 'present', and 'future', respectively, as well as ''arán'' 'place', (which has some specific connotations depending on how it's used).
-|-
-| ''arán'' 'place' || '''''l'''arán'' 'there (behind us)' || '''''j'''arán'' 'here' || '''''þ'''arán'' 'there (ahead of us)'
-|-
-|}
 ==Sentence Structure==