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== Adverbs == | == Adverbs == | ||
Adverbs are a vague category in English. In Brooding, they are more defined. There are no single adverb words | |||
in Brooding. Rather, adverbs are expressed entirely through adverbial phrases and clauses. These are used to | |||
modify the action of the verb, and usually appear at the end of the sentence. However, they can appear at the | |||
beginning to indicate importance (see the section on Topicality) or to reduce ambiguity. | |||
Where in English we would add an 'ly', Brooding uses an adverbial phrase with the preposition ''otlai''. For | |||
example, 'happily' would be ''otlai taefuh'' (literally "as if happy"). | |||
Those times when an adverb would indicate time ("tomorrow", " a long time ago", etc), the | |||
preposition ''tootlende'' is used. Example: ''tootlende hlaud'' (literally "during now") | |||
More complex adverbial clauses use an adverbial preposition followed by a sentence to make a dependent | |||
clause, for example "When I see it" is an adverbial clause. This would be ''tleste agen leed awtluht''. | |||
Note: The clause and the sentence it modifies still must adhere to the verb-second rule of Brooding. This means | |||
in the clause itself (if it contains a dependent clause) the adverbial preposition is the first constituent. Thus, | |||
the verb is next, not the subject. Additionally, if the adverbial phrase is first in the sentence, then it is the first | |||
constituent and the main verb is next. | |||
Example: | |||
'''leed agen awtluht otlai taefuh<br /> | |||
'''"I see it happily." | |||
''otlai taefuh agen leed awtluht<br /> | |||
''"Happily, I see it." | |||
Here is a list of adverbial prepositions: | |||
'''time''' - ''tleste''<br /> | |||
''tleste agen leed awtuht''<br /> | |||
"When I see it" | |||
'''location''' - ''tlande''<br /> | |||
''tlande agen leed awtuht''<br /> | |||
"Where I see it" | |||
'''manner''' - ''otlai''<br /> | |||
''otlai agen leed awtuht''<br /> | |||
"As if I see it/Like I see it" | |||
'''purpose''' - ''tlauspuh''<br /> | |||
''tlauspuh agen leed awtuht''<br /> | |||
"So that I see/in order that I see it" | |||
'''reason''' - ''felde''<br /> | |||
''felde agen leed awtuht''<br /> | |||
"Because I see it" | |||
'''simultaneous''' - ''tootlende''<br /> | |||
''tootlende agen leed awtuht''<br /> | |||
"While I see it" | |||
'''conditional''' - ''positive'' - tlelma<br /> | |||
''tlelma agen leed awtuht''<br /> | |||
"If I see it" | |||
'''conditional''' - ''negative'' - zretle<br /> | |||
''zretle agen leed awtuht''<br /> | |||
"Unless I see it" | |||
'''concessive''' - ''yuhslo''<br /> | |||
''yuhslo agen leed awtuht''<br /> | |||
"Although I see it" | |||
'''substitutive''' - ''stooslaedi''<br /> | |||
''stooslaedi agen leed awtuht''<br /> | |||
"Instead of me seeing it" | |||
'''additive''' - ''klodeste''<br /> | |||
''klodeste agen leed awtuht''<br /> | |||
"In addition to me seeing it" | |||
== Predicates == | == Predicates == | ||