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Coastal Atlantean has a very simplified grammar. There is no conjugation. The same form of the verb is used for all pronouns. | Coastal Atlantean has a very simplified grammar. There is no conjugation. The same form of the verb is used for all pronouns. | ||
Pronouns: | Pronouns:<br /> | ||
Ig - I | Ig - I<br /> | ||
Du - You | Du - You<br /> | ||
He - He | He - He<br /> | ||
Se - She | Se - She<br /> | ||
Es - It | Es - It<br /> | ||
We - We | We - We<br /> | ||
Dese - You (plural) | Dese - You (plural)<br /> | ||
Esse - They | Esse - They<br /> | ||
The verb to be is "ar" in all cases. | The verb to be is "ar" in all cases.<br /> | ||
Ig ar een man = I am a man | Ig ar een man = I am a man<br /> | ||
Du ar een man = You are a man | Du ar een man = You are a man<br /> | ||
He ar een man = He is a man | He ar een man = He is a man<br /> | ||
We ar manen = We are men | We ar manen = We are men<br /> | ||
Dese ar manen = You (pl) are men | Dese ar manen = You (pl) are men<br /> | ||
Esse ar manen = They are men | Esse ar manen = They are men<br /> | ||
Plural is formed by adding -en to the end of the word | Plural is formed by adding -en to the end of the word<br /> | ||
Add -nen if the word ends on a vowel | Add -nen if the word ends on a vowel<br /> | ||
If -ed must be added to a word that ends on a vowel | If -ed must be added to a word that ends on a vowel<br /> | ||
the ending becomes -ned instead | the ending becomes -ned instead<br /> | ||
He, Se, We, Dese are pronounced as if the e was a double e | 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 | If an adjective comes behind a noun, it adds an -a<br /> | ||
Some adjectives end on -er. This is an older form from Harbour | Some adjectives end on -er. This is an older form from Harbour Atlantean<br /> | ||
Verbs | Verbs | ||
If you use "kan", "muss", "zou", "las" or "verd" the second verb must go to the end and add on -en | 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 | 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 | The only exception are verbs ending on -ch, which change the "ch" to "g" when -en is added<br /> | ||
Ig kan das saagen | Ig kan das saagen<br /> | ||
I can say that | I can say that<br /> | ||
Ig will een hond | Ig will een hond<br /> | ||
I want a dog | I want a dog<br /> | ||
Ig muss een hond willen | Ig muss een hond willen<br /> | ||
I need to want a dog | I need to want a dog<br /> | ||
Accusative | Accusative<br /> | ||
The direct object of the sentence is in the accusative | The direct object of the sentence is in the accusative<br /> | ||
Ig sien dich | Ig sien dich<br /> | ||
I see you | I see you<br /> | ||
Du sien mich | Du sien mich<br /> | ||
You see me | You see me<br /> | ||
Accusative pronouns | Accusative pronouns<br /> | ||
mich - me | mich - me<br /> | ||
dich - you | dich - you<br /> | ||
es - it | es - it<br /> | ||
hich - him | hich - him<br /> | ||
sich - her | sich - her<br /> | ||
uns - us | uns - us<br /> | ||
desech - you (pl) | desech - you (pl)<br /> | ||
essech (them) | essech (them)<br /> | ||
Ig sien essech | Ig sien essech<br /> | ||
I see them | I see them<br /> | ||
Comparitives | Comparitives<br /> | ||
Just add -er for more, and -te for most | Just add -er for more, and -te for most<br /> | ||
prachtich - beautiful | prachtich - beautiful<br /> | ||
prachticher - more beautiful | prachticher - more beautiful<br /> | ||
prachtichte - most beautiful | prachtichte - most beautiful<br /> | ||
If the word ends on t, then use -ste for "most" | If the word ends on t, then use -ste for "most"<br /> | ||
skrit - mean, horrible | skrit - mean, horrible<br /> | ||
skritste - meanest | skritste - meanest<br /> | ||
Adjectives | Adjectives<br /> | ||
Add -a to the adjective if it directly precedes the noun it is describing | 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 | If the adjective ends on a vowel, then add -na instead of -a<br /> | ||
Ig ar een grouda man | Ig ar een grouda man<br /> | ||
I am a big man | I am a big man<br /> | ||
De man ar groud | De man ar groud<br /> | ||
The man is big | The man is big<br /> | ||
Possessive | Possessive<br /> | ||
me - my | me - my<br /> | ||
haar - his | haar - his<br /> | ||
saar - her | saar - her<br /> | ||
esaar - its | esaar - its<br /> | ||
unser - our | unser - our<br /> | ||
deser - your (pl) | deser - your (pl)<br /> | ||
esser - theirs | esser - theirs<br /> | ||
Add 'se to the end of a noun to make it possessive | Add 'se to the end of a noun to make it possessive | ||
Keepa (name) | Keepa (name)<br /> | ||
Keepa'sa hond: Keepa's dog | Keepa'sa hond: Keepa's dog<br /> | ||
Past tense | Past tense<br /> | ||
Use the "is.... -ed" construction | Use the "is.... -ed" construction<br /> | ||
He toud een man | He toud een man<br /> | ||
He kills a man | He kills a man<br /> | ||
He is een man touded | He is een man touded<br /> | ||
He has killed a man | He has killed a man<br /> | ||
In short clauses where a longer clause follows, "is" can be dropped | In short clauses where a longer clause follows, "is" can be dropped<br /> | ||
Ig hoord was du machd is. | Ig hoord was du machd is.<br /> | ||
I heard what you did. | I heard what you did.<br /> | ||
"Ig is hoord was du machd is" is technically correct, but "is" is often dropped in these small clauses | "Ig is hoord was du machd is" is technically correct, but "is" is often dropped in these small clauses | ||
especially when they are followed by a longer clause | especially when they are followed by a longer clause | ||
Future tense | Future tense<br /> | ||
Use wou with the verb to form the future tense | Use wou with the verb to form the future tense<br /> | ||
Put the verb at the end and add -en to it | Put the verb at the end and add -en to it<br /> | ||
Ig wou dord gaanen | Ig wou dord gaanen<br /> | ||
I will go there | I will go there<br /> | ||
Past tense | Past tense | ||
Ig ujeth een appel | Ig ujeth een appel<br /> | ||
I eat an apple | I eat an apple<br /> | ||
Ig is een appel ujethed | Ig is een appel ujethed<br /> | ||
I ate an apple | I ate an apple<br /> | ||
Present perfect<br /> | |||
Use the form "ar.... -ed" | Use the form "ar.... -ed"<br /> | ||
Ig ar een appel ujethed | Ig ar een appel ujethed<br /> | ||
I have eaten an apple | I have eaten an apple<br /> | ||
Talking about something | Talking about something | ||
Ig praat over een | Ig praat over een kniega<br /> | ||
I talk about a book | I talk about a book<br /> | ||
Exceptions to the -en and -ed rules | Exceptions to the -en and -ed rules<br /> | ||
If "k" is preceded by a short vowel, it changes into "ch" | If "k" is preceded by a short vowel, it changes into "ch"<br /> | ||
For example, mak becomes machen | For example, mak becomes machen<br /> | ||
If "k" is preceded by a long vowel, it changes into "g" | If "k" is preceded by a long vowel, it changes into "g"<br /> | ||
For example, maak becomes maged | For example, maak becomes maged<br /> | ||
"ch" changes to a "g", but if it is preceded by a short vowel | "ch" changes to a "g", but if it is preceded by a short vowel | ||
then the vowel is written only once | then the vowel is written only once<br /> | ||
saach becomes saged and fraach becomes fraged | saach becomes saged and fraach becomes fraged | ||
If -ed is added to a "k" which is preceded by a short vowel | If -ed is added to a "k" which is preceded by a short vowel | ||
then the -ed becomes a -d | then the -ed becomes a -d<br /> | ||
For example, mak becomes machd | For example, mak becomes machd<br /> | ||
If a word ends on "n" or "r", then it gets -d instead of -ed | 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 | For example, ren becomes rend and hoor becomes hoord<br /> | ||
The difference between "dies", "das" and "jon" | The difference between "dies", "das" and "jon" | ||
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Shakespeare used the line "what light through yonder window breaks" in his play "Romeo and Juliet". | Shakespeare used the line "what light through yonder window breaks" in his play "Romeo and Juliet". | ||
"yonder" has left English, but it is alive and well in Coastal Atlantean. It means "that over there". | "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. | "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 | "das" is used for anything you might want to refer to. The word "this" occupies this role in English<br /> | ||
What does this say = Was saach das? | 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" | 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 /> | ||
Was ar dies = What is this right here | Was ar dies = What is this right here<br /> | ||
Was ar das = What is this | Was ar das = What is this<br /> | ||
Was ar jon = What is that over there | Was ar jon = What is that over there<br /> | ||
Infinitive | Infinitive<br /> | ||
Use "su....-en" | Use "su....-en"<br /> | ||
Ig forbereet das su machen | Ig forbereet das su machen<br /> | ||
I am preparing to do that | I am preparing to do that<br /> | ||
Latest revision as of 20:36, 25 August 2015
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 - It
We - We
Dese - You (plural)
Esse - They
The verb to be is "ar" in all cases.
Ig ar een man = I am a man
Du ar een man = You are a man
He ar een man = He is a man
We ar manen = We are men
Dese ar manen = You (pl) are men
Esse ar manen = They are men
Plural is formed by adding -en to the end of the word
Add -nen if the word ends on a vowel
If -ed must be added to a word that ends on a vowel
the ending becomes -ned instead
He, Se, We, Dese are pronounced as if the e was a double e
If an adjective comes behind a noun, it adds an -a
Some adjectives end on -er. This is an older form from Harbour Atlantean
Verbs
If you use "kan", "muss", "zou", "las" or "verd" the second verb must go to the end and add on -en
Also, if a verb is used with "su", it must also take -en at the end
The only exception are verbs ending on -ch, which change the "ch" to "g" when -en is added
Ig kan das saagen
I can say that
Ig will een hond
I want a dog
Ig muss een hond willen
I need to want a dog
Accusative
The direct object of the sentence is in the accusative
Ig sien dich
I see you
Du sien mich
You see me
Accusative pronouns
mich - me
dich - you
es - it
hich - him
sich - her
uns - us
desech - you (pl)
essech (them)
Ig sien essech
I see them
Comparitives
Just add -er for more, and -te for most
prachtich - beautiful
prachticher - more beautiful
prachtichte - most beautiful
If the word ends on t, then use -ste for "most"
skrit - mean, horrible
skritste - meanest
Adjectives
Add -a to the adjective if it directly precedes the noun it is describing
If the adjective ends on a vowel, then add -na instead of -a
Ig ar een grouda man
I am a big man
De man ar groud
The man is big
Possessive
me - my
haar - his
saar - her
esaar - its
unser - our
deser - your (pl)
esser - theirs
Add 'se to the end of a noun to make it possessive
Keepa (name)
Keepa'sa hond: Keepa's dog
Past tense
Use the "is.... -ed" construction
He toud een man
He kills a man
He is een man touded
He has killed a man
In short clauses where a longer clause follows, "is" can be dropped
Ig hoord was du machd is.
I heard what you did.
"Ig is hoord was du machd is" is technically correct, but "is" is often dropped in these small clauses especially when they are followed by a longer clause
Future tense
Use wou with the verb to form the future tense
Put the verb at the end and add -en to it
Ig wou dord gaanen
I will go there
Past tense
Ig ujeth een appel
I eat an apple
Ig is een appel ujethed
I ate an apple
Present perfect
Use the form "ar.... -ed"
Ig ar een appel ujethed
I have eaten an apple
Talking about something
Ig praat over een kniega
I talk about a book
Exceptions to the -en and -ed rules
If "k" is preceded by a short vowel, it changes into "ch"
For example, mak becomes machen
If "k" is preceded by a long vowel, it changes into "g"
For example, maak becomes maged
"ch" changes to a "g", but if it is preceded by a short vowel
then the vowel is written only once
saach becomes saged and fraach becomes fraged
If -ed is added to a "k" which is preceded by a short vowel
then the -ed becomes a -d
For example, mak becomes machd
If a word ends on "n" or "r", then it gets -d instead of -ed
For example, ren becomes rend and hoor becomes hoord
The difference between "dies", "das" and "jon"
You might not recognise it at first, but "jon" also exists in the harbour language I am using right now, English.
Shakespeare used the line "what light through yonder window breaks" in his play "Romeo and Juliet".
"yonder" has left English, but it is alive and well in Coastal Atlantean. It means "that over there".
"dies" is used to refer to things right in front of you, like your fork at the dinner table.
"das" is used for anything you might want to refer to. The word "this" occupies this role in English
What does this say = Was saach das?
If you were to write "Was saach dies" this would have the nuance of "What does this right here in front of me say"
Was ar dies = What is this right here
Was ar das = What is this
Was ar jon = What is that over there
Infinitive
Use "su....-en"
Ig forbereet das su machen
I am preparing to do that