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 ==== Adjectives & Adverbs ====
-For most human languages, adjectives and adverbs are two different grammatical classifications. In Gallifreyan, however, they are both a sub-category of nouns and are called Quality Nouns. A normal noun becomes a quality noun when it is used to express, as its name suggests, a particular quality of another noun. They are classified by Inherited and Momentary.
-Inherited Quality Nouns refer to a quality that's timeless and it's not prone to change at any time. They are the equivalent of what we know as adjectives. Inherited QN are always the subject in a sentence and come right before the noun they modify. The later needs to change its gender to agree with the QN. They also need the verb am (to exist) to make sense. Example:
+For most languages, adjectives and adverbs are two different grammatical classifications. In Gallifreyan, however, they are both a sub-category of nouns and are called Quality Nouns. A normal noun becomes a quality noun when it is used to express, as its name suggests, a particular quality of another noun. They are classified by Inherited and Momentary.
-dodagçaś eiminr am
+* '''Inherited Quality Nouns''' refer to a quality that's timeless and is not prone to change at any time. They are the equivalent of what we know as adjectives. Inherited QN are always the subject in a sentence and come right before the noun they modify. The later needs to change its class to agree with the QN. They also need the verb am (to exist) to make sense. Example:
-Beauty exists [in] Amy / Amy is beautiful
-“Beauty” is a nature noun so the name “Amy”, a people noun, changes its gender with the suffix nr. This also helps to identify the QN and head noun in more complex sentences.
+'''dodagçaś''' eiminr '''am''' → Amy is beautiful (''Lit.'' beauty exists [in] Amy)
-Momentary Quality Nouns refer to qualities that are just currently being exhibited. They could be interpreted as human adverbs. Momentary QN come right before the noun they modify and are accompanied by the postposition nivh (with). Opposed to Inherited QN, Momentary ones change their own gender to agree with their head noun. Example:
+“Beauty” is a nature noun so the name “Amy”, a people noun, changes its gender with the suffix ''nr''. This also helps to identify the QN and head noun in more complex sentences.
-vogh gulth frek nivh irgyu
+* '''Momentary Quality Nouns''' refer to qualities that are just currently being exhibited. They could be interpreted as adverbs. Momentary QN come right before the noun they modify and are accompanied by the postposition ''nivh'' (with). Opposed to Inherited QN, Momentary ones change their own gender to agree with their head noun. Example:
-He runs with quickness [right now/for now]– He runs quickly [right now/for now]
+vogh gulth '''frek nivh''' irgyu → he runs with quickness [right now/for now] – he runs quickly [right now/for now]
 In this case, “quickness” and “he” share the same grammatical gender so there's no need to add a suffix.
 Suffixes for gender agreement:
-Time: pr [pr̩]
+* Time: ''pr'' [pr̩]
-Space: tr [tr̩]
+* Space: ''tr'' [tr̩]
-Gallifrey: sr [sr̩]
+* Gallifrey: ''sr'' [sr̩]
-People: lr [lr̩]
+* People: ''lr'' [lr̩]
-Nature: nr [nr̩]
+* Nature: ''nr'' [nr̩]
 === Adjectives ===