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Nouns do not inflect, period. There is no definiteness, no genders, no number, no case. | Nouns do not inflect, period. There is no definiteness, no genders, no number, no case. | ||
* '''{{ | * '''{{term|maw}}''' – ''a cat'', ''the cat'', ''cats'', ''the cats'' | ||
* '''{{ | * '''{{term|un}}i maw''' – ''one cat, ''a cat'' | ||
* '''{{ | * '''{{term|mult}}i maw''' – ''many cats'' | ||
* '''{{ | * '''{{term|yi}} maw''' – ''this cat'', ''these cats'' | ||
* '''{{ | * '''{{term|wi}} maw''' – ''that cat'', ''those cats'' | ||
==== Personal Pronouns ==== | ==== Personal Pronouns ==== | ||
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! First | ! First | ||
| '''{{ | | '''{{term|me}}''' ''I, me'' || '''{{term|mome}}''' ''we, us'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Second | ! Second | ||
| '''{{ | | '''{{term|te}}''' ''you'' || '''{{term|tote}}''' ''you'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Third | ! Third | ||
| '''{{ | | '''{{term|le}}''' ''he'', ''she'', ''him'', ''her'', ''it'' || '''{{term|lole}}''' ''they'', ''them'' | ||
|} | |} | ||
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The basic word order is subject–verb–object (SVO), though others are possible. | The basic word order is subject–verb–object (SVO), though others are possible. | ||
* '''me {{ | * '''me {{term|am}}a te.''' – ''I love you.'' | ||
Tense, aspect and mood are indicated with particles and helping verbs. | Tense, aspect and mood are indicated with particles and helping verbs. | ||
* '''me {{ | * '''me {{term|zay}}o ama te.''' – ''I am loving you.''; ''I do love you.'' | ||
* '''me {{ | * '''me {{term|pas}}o ama te.''' – ''I loved you.'' | ||
* '''me {{ | * '''me {{term|lew}}o ama te.''' – ''I have loved you.'' | ||
* '''me {{ | * '''me {{term|wil}}o ama te.''' – ''I will love you.'' | ||
The word order is different in passive sentences. Passive verbs have the ending '''-u'''. | The word order is different in passive sentences. Passive verbs have the ending '''-u'''. | ||
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Adjectives are <u>usually</u> before the noun that they modify, but they can be can be after it too. | Adjectives are <u>usually</u> before the noun that they modify, but they can be can be after it too. | ||
* '''{{ | * '''{{term|nov}}i {{term|idey}}e''' – ''new idea'' | ||
* '''ideye novi''' – ''idea new'' | * '''ideye novi''' – ''idea new'' | ||
Adjectives are compared with '''{{ | Adjectives are compared with '''{{term|max}}''' (''more, -er''), '''{{term|maxim}}''' (''most, -est''), '''{{term|min}}''' (''less''), '''{{term|minim}}''' (''least'') and '''{{term|sam}}''' (''equally, as'''). The point of comparison is introduced with '''ko'''. | ||
* '''yi idey es max novi ko wi idey.''' – ''This idea is newer than that idea.'' | * '''yi idey es max novi ko wi idey.''' – ''This idea is newer than that idea.'' | ||
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* '''me ama te multo.''' – ''I love you greatly.'' | * '''me ama te multo.''' – ''I love you greatly.'' | ||
The word '''{{ | The word '''{{term|no}}''' denies the word that follows it. | ||
* '''no me {{ | * '''no me {{term|a}} le {{term|wan}}a {{term|kap}}a le''' – ''Not me but he/she wants to take it.'' | ||
* '''me no wana kapa le.''' – ''I don't want to take it.'' | * '''me no wana kapa le.''' – ''I don't want to take it.'' | ||
* '''me wana no kapa le.''' – ''I want not to take it.'' | * '''me wana no kapa le.''' – ''I want not to take it.'' | ||
* '''me wana kapa no ye a we.''' – ''I want to take not this but that.'' | * '''me wana kapa no ye a we.''' – ''I want to take not this but that.'' | ||
The question words are '''{{ | The question words are '''{{term|k}}e''' (''what, who''), '''ki''' (''which'') and '''ko''' (''how''). Word order is not modified to accommodate questions. | ||
* '''te ama ke?''' – ''Who do you love?'' | * '''te ama ke?''' – ''Who do you love?'' | ||
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No verbs take more than one argument, so complicated ideas must be expressed through the PIVOT structure or SERIAL verbs. | No verbs take more than one argument, so complicated ideas must be expressed through the PIVOT structure or SERIAL verbs. | ||
* '''me {{ | * '''me {{term|pliz}}a te {{term|salam}}a le.''' = ''I ask you to say hello to him/her.'' | ||
Requests may be given with or without the beginning pronoun: | Requests may be given with or without the beginning pronoun: | ||
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The same is true of commands: | The same is true of commands: | ||
* '''{{ | * '''{{term|komand}}a {{term|don}}a cay.''' = ''Give (me) some tea!'' | ||
* '''komanda {{ | * '''komanda {{term|saf}}a {{term|kamar}}e.''' = ''Clean the room!'' | ||
* '''safa le!''' = ''Clean it!'' (rude) | * '''safa le!''' = ''Clean it!'' (rude) | ||
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* '''darme''' - ''morality'' (a right thing to do) | * '''darme''' - ''morality'' (a right thing to do) | ||
* '''demone''' - ''demon'' | * '''demone''' - ''demon'' | ||
* '''{{ | * '''{{term|dew}}''' - ''God'' | ||
* '''dewe''' - ''a god'' | * '''dewe''' - ''a god'' | ||
dewi - divine (godly) | dewi - divine (godly) | ||