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 * mole vem → Let's speak
 * hare vem → Let's go
+===Adjectives===
+In Vindamal, adjectives are primarily expressed as verbs. Descriptive meanings are conveyed through stative verbs, which can also be nominalized to function as modifiers.
+====Stative Verbs====
+Adjectival concepts are first expressed as verbs describing a state or quality.
+For example:
+* hala — “to be different”
+* eg hal — “he is different”
+In this construction, the verb appears in its non-past form and functions as the predicate of the sentence.
+====Nominalization====
+Stative verbs may be nominalized using the suffix -i, producing a noun meaning “one who is X” or “that which is X.”
+For example:
+* hali — “a stranger,” “a different one”
+This nominalized form is commonly used in attributive constructions.
+====Attributive Use====
+When modifying a noun, the nominalized form of a stative verb appears before the noun.
+For example:
+* hali vinda — “a strange person” (literally “the different one the person”)
+In this construction, the modifier is itself a noun that specifies a quality of the following noun.
+Only the head noun takes case marking:
+* hali vindan — “the strange person” (accusative)
+====Stacking====
+Multiple modifiers may be used together. Elements that modify the adjective itself (such as intensifiers) precede the nominalized form.
+For example:
+* fer hali vinda — “a very strange person”
+====Adverbial Use====
+Adverbial meaning in Vindamal is expressed using the infinitive form of stative verbs. In this function, the verb appears in its base form ending in -a and precedes the main verb.
+For example:
+* eg hala mol — “he speaks differently”
+* ja hala har — “I go differently”
+In this construction, the infinitive expresses the manner in which the action is performed.
+This creates a three-way distinction from a single root:
+* hal — predicative (“is different”)
+* hali — nominal (“a different one”)
+* hala — adverbial (“differently”)
 ==Syntax==