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:-e : tubo. (be, ne, bibe, nuje…). It means an active verb, something realized in time. | :-e : tubo. (be, ne, bibe, nuje…). It means an active verb, something realized in time. | ||
===MODIFIERS TO NOUNS=== | ===MODIFIERS TO NOUNS / ruro nuna juno=== | ||
So for example JASO is a tooth / teeth; JASA is the adverb "teeth-way", with (the) teeth, teeth-like, by means of teeth; and JASE is the verb: to use the teeth, bite or chew. All these can be used as predicates (after the subject) or as adjectives / modifiers (before the modified word); | So for example JASO is a tooth / teeth; JASA is the adverb "teeth-way", with (the) teeth, teeth-like, by means of teeth; and JASE is the verb: to use the teeth, bite or chew. All these can be used as predicates (after the subject) or as adjectives / modifiers (before the modified word); | ||
suppose the modified word is a noun such as BASO (fish); then JASO BASO = "the teeth-fish" or "the fish of teeth" (implying an important role of teeth, so it is a shark, if the context agrees). A noun as a modifier functions like the genitive case in many languages. | suppose the modified word is a noun such as BASO (fish); then JASO BASO = "the teeth-fish" or "the fish of teeth" (implying an important role of teeth, so it is a shark, if the context agrees). A noun as a modifier functions like the genitive case in many languages. | ||