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Adjectives directly follow the nouns they modify. For more details on adjectives, see the [[Brooding#Adjectives|Adjectives]] section. | Adjectives directly follow the nouns they modify. For more details on adjectives, see the [[Brooding#Adjectives|Adjectives]] section. | ||
===== Participles ===== | |||
Participles cannot be used as adjectives directly as they may in many languages. In order to use a verbal participle as an adjective, you must create a miniature [[#Relative_Clauses|relative clause]]. | |||
'''''Present''''' | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ | |||
| ''[[Contionary: duhpleek#Brooding|duhpleek]]'' | |||
| ''[[Contionary: ga#Brooding|ga]]'' | |||
| '''''[[Contionary: ai#Brooding|ai]]''''' | |||
| ''[[Contionary: esaaf#Brooding|esaaf]]'' | |||
|- | |||
| fool | |||
| DEF | |||
| REL/SUBJ | |||
| sing | |||
|- | |||
|colspan=4| ‘The singing fool.’ ≃ ‘The fool who sings.’ | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
'''''Past''''' | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ | |||
| ''[[Contionary: geeth#Brooding|geeth]]'' | |||
| '''''[[Contionary: au#Brooding|au]]''''' | |||
| ''[[Contionary: awaen#Brooding|aawaen]]'' | |||
|- | |||
| tree | |||
| REL.OBJ | |||
| hide.PST | |||
|- | |||
|colspan=3| ‘A hidden tree.’ ≃ ‘A tree that is hidden.’ | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
These relative clauses may also be rendered in the habitual or progressive aspects, lending some additional depth of meaning that is normally lost in participles. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ | |||
| ''[[Contionary: duhpleek#Brooding|duhpleek]]'' | |||
| ''[[Contionary: ga#Brooding|ga]]'' | |||
| '''''[[Contionary: ai#Brooding|ai]]''''' | |||
| ''[[Contionary: esaaf#Brooding|aesaefaa]]'' | |||
|- | |||
| fool | |||
| DEF | |||
| REL.SUBJ | |||
| sing.PST.HAB | |||
|- | |||
|colspan=4| ‘The fool who used to sing.’ | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ | |||
| ''[[Contionary: geeth#Brooding|geeth]]'' | |||
| '''''[[Contionary: au#Brooding|au]]''''' | |||
| ''[[Contionary: awaen#Brooding|aawaenaa]]'' | |||
|- | |||
| tree | |||
| REL.OBJ | |||
| hide.PRG | |||
|- | |||
|colspan=3| ‘A that is (in the process of) being hidden.’ | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==== Possessives ==== | ==== Possessives ==== | ||