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* In substantives (and in adjectives and adverbs) the stress generally falls on the first syllable, but if they are compound nouns / adjectives, formed by prefix + noun / adjective, the stress falls on the root syllable of the noun / adjective. In compounds which are formed by noun / adjective + noun / adjective, the various words are read as if they were written separately; | * In substantives (and in adjectives and adverbs) the stress generally falls on the first syllable, but if they are compound nouns / adjectives, formed by prefix + noun / adjective, the stress falls on the root syllable of the noun / adjective. In compounds which are formed by noun / adjective + noun / adjective, the various words are read as if they were written separately; | ||
* In verbs the stress falls always on the root, even if they are compounds, ex.: '' | * In verbs the stress falls always on the root, even if they are compounds, ex.: ''yemæke'', "to make up", is read as [jə'ma:kə]. | ||
=Grammar= | =Grammar= | ||
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===Comparative=== | ===Comparative=== | ||
The higher degree comparative is formed with the suffix '-or'. The second term of comparation is introduced by ''thon'' and is in the same case of the first, ex.: | The higher degree comparative is formed with the suffix '-or, -rX'. The second term of comparation is introduced by ''thon'' and is in the same case of the first, ex.: | ||
* ''Ean | * ''Ean yebow hoyor thon ean trie'' - A building higher than a tree. | ||
Just like in English and somtimes in Dutch, long adjectives form their comparative by adding the word 'mear' before the adjective. It corresponds to the 'more' formation in English. | Just like in English and somtimes in Dutch, long adjectives form their comparative by adding the word 'mear' before the adjective. It corresponds to the 'more' formation in English. | ||
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|luttol | |luttol | ||
|smallor | |smallor | ||
| | |smallre | ||
|- | |- | ||
|weney | |weney | ||
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===Superlative=== | ===Superlative=== | ||
The superlative degree is formed with the suffix '-ost' (some irregular adjectives form it with '-st'). | The superlative degree is formed with the suffix '-ost, -stX' (some irregular adjectives form it with '-st'). | ||
* ''Thie | * ''Thie sconste blœm thiere werold'' - The most beautiful flower in the world. | ||
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|- | |- | ||
!'''Subject''' | !'''Subject''' | ||
|colspan=2| | |colspan=2|ick | ||
|colspan="2"|wie | |colspan="2"|wie | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|- | |- | ||
!'''Object 2''' | !'''Object 2''' | ||
|colspan="2"| | |colspan="2"|my | ||
|colspan="2"|us | |colspan="2"|us | ||
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|- | |- | ||
!'''Object 2''' | !'''Object 2''' | ||
|colspan="2"| | |colspan="2"|thy | ||
|colspan="2"|yow | |colspan="2"|yow* | ||
|- | |- | ||
!'''Possessive''' | !'''Possessive''' | ||
|colspan="2"|thain | |colspan="2"|thain | ||
|colspan="2"|yore | |colspan="2"|yore* | ||
|- | |- | ||
!rowspan="2"|'''Case''' | !rowspan="2"|'''Case''' | ||
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|hæth | |hæth | ||
|hebbeth | |hebbeth | ||
| | |hadde | ||
|hadden | |hadden | ||
|ehad | |ehad | ||
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|scolde | |scolde | ||
|scolden | |scolden | ||
|— | | — | ||
|hebbe | |hebbe | ||
|''to shall, must'' | |''to shall, must'' | ||
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|storf | |storf | ||
|storven | |storven | ||
|estorven | |estorven | ||
|wese | |wese | ||
|''to die'' | |''to die'' | ||
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|at | |at | ||
|aten | |aten | ||
| | |eëten | ||
|hebbe | |hebbe | ||
|''to eat'' | |''to eat'' | ||
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|moghte | |moghte | ||
|moghten | |moghten | ||
| | | — (emoght) | ||
|hebbe | |hebbe | ||
|''to may'' | |''to may'' | ||
|- | |||
|halde | |||
|hald | |||
|heldst | |||
|heldth | |||
|haldeth | |||
|hield, heald | |||
|hielden, healden | |||
|ehalden | |||
|hebbe | |||
|''to hold'' | |||
|- | |||
|wirce | |||
|wirc | |||
|wircest | |||
|wirceth | |||
|wirceth | |||
|wroghte | |||
|wroghten | |||
|ewroght | |||
|hebbe | |||
|''to work'' | |||
|} | |} | ||
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[[Category:Languages]] | [[Category:Languages]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Languages]] | ||
[[Category:Germanic]] | [[Category:West Germanic languages]] | ||