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[[File:Anrish-stopsign.jpg|thumb|An example of Anrish verb morphology; a stop-siğn with "[[Contionary:azé|azeð]]" (stop.2.{{sc|act}}.{{sc|npst}}.{{sc|sjv}}) on it.]] | [[File:Anrish-stopsign.jpg|thumb|An example of Anrish verb morphology; a stop-siğn with "[[Contionary:azé|azeð]]" (stop.2.{{sc|act}}.{{sc|npst}}.{{sc|sjv}}) on it.]] | ||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
Unlike many other Germanic languages, Anrish has a 3rd-dimensional declension system consisting of a singular/plural number-distinction, a definiteness-distinction, and a case-distinction of only common, dative, & genitive. The properties of noun-declension are then divided into the 2 categories of a-stem, & i-stem. | |||
===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
Firstly, it must be noted that adverbs are not a separate part of speech from adjectives in Anrish. Most adjectives are sufficized with either ‹-a› or ‹-e› | |||
Aside from certain independent adjectives, adjectives are often either considered to be a conjugation of its equivalent verb and vice-versa, with contrasting causative and predicative verb equivalents where the adjective is considered to be the attributive conjugate. Adjectives that are derived from nouns are often simply a mutation on the root plus the addition of an adjective-forming [[Contionary:-éa#Anrish|-éa]] suffix, and lack verbal & comparative forms because of this. | |||
Comparatives are typically derived by the addition of an ‹-r› or {{IPA|/-s/}} to a variation on the final consonant, and occasionally a mutation on the first vowel in a disyllabic word, where the final vowel is always retained to or changed into an {{IPA|/a/}}. An interesting feature of this law is that non-syllabic cardinal vowels ({{IPA|/u/}}, {{IPA|/i/}}, & {{IPA|/a/}}) are considered to be a consonant for the purposes of adding the comparative-former to, but revert to a syllabic state upon the addition of the consonant. | |||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
With conjugation divided according to classes, a weak/strong (nonconcatenative/concatenative) distinction, and a impersonal/semi-transitive distinction, Anrish has a 4th-dimensional conjugation system consisting of an active/passive voice-distinction, a 1st/2nd/3rd person-distinction, a non-past/past tense-distinction, and a subjunctive/indicative mood-distinction. | |||
Aside from normal conjugation, verbs may also be declined as verbal nouns, often restricted to singular number. | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||