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Monosyllabic words like '''{{term|blio}}''' have the stress in their only syllable, but it is weaker than those in polysyllabic words, unless emphasized. Enclitic and other unstressed personal pronouns do not affect stress patterns:
Monosyllabic words like '''{{term|blio}}''' have the stress in their only syllable, but it is weaker than those in polysyllabic words, unless emphasized. Enclitic and other unstressed personal pronouns do not affect stress patterns:
: '''{{term|elpare}}-{{term|te}}''', /{{IPA|el.ˈpa.re‿te}}/ and not /{{IPA|el.pa.ˈre‿te}}/
: '''{{term|elpare}}-{{term|te}}''', /{{IPA|el.ˈpa.re‿te}}/ and not /{{IPA|el.pa.ˈre‿te}}/
Longer words (4 and more syllables) may receive a secondary stress in the fourth-to-last syllable (i.e. two syllables before the main or primary stress):
Longer words (four or more syllables) may receive a secondary stress in the fourth-to-last syllable (i.e. two syllables before the main or primary stress):
: '''{{term|sobgrundsporvego}}''' /{{IPA|sob.ˌgrund.spor.ˈve.go}}/, '''{{term|surstopitio}}''' /{{IPA|ˌsur.sto.ˈpi.t͡si̯o}}/
: '''{{term|sobgrundsporvego}}''' /{{IPA|sob.ˌgrund.spor.ˈve.go}}/, '''{{term|surstopitio}}''' /{{IPA|ˌsur.sto.ˈpi.t͡si̯o}}/


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:: '''E me gavo uno scenco en el burddago mede.''' ''He gave me a present for my birthday.''
:: '''E me gavo uno scenco en el burddago mede.''' ''He gave me a present for my birthday.''
:: '''Bido, sende-me uno posrito cando si encumen.''' ''Please, send me a message when they arrive.''
:: '''Bido, sende-me uno posrito cando si encumen.''' ''Please, send me a message when they arrive.''
* Possessive pronouns can function as determiners and pronouns, i.e. ''my'' and ''mine''. Possessives must be written after a definite article, which still agrees in gender and number with the noun.
* Possessive pronouns can function as determiners and pronouns, i.e. ''my'' and ''mine''. Possessives<br>must be written in the form of ''article'' + ''noun'' + ''possessive''. The article still agrees in gender and number with the noun.
:: '''El vagno mede.''' ''My car.''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Le sceiate side.''' ''His/Her/Their stories''.
:: '''El vagno mede.''' ''My car.''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Le sceiate side.''' ''His/Her/Their stories''.
:: '''Perlosasti tu el buce tede? Eo cuno liare el mede.''' ''You lost your book? I can lend you mine.''
:: '''Perlosasti tu el buce tede? Eo cuno liare el mede.''' ''You lost your book? I can lend you mine.''
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:: '''Bido ero, ce bi el name Side?''' ''Excuse me sir, what is your name?'' (formal)
:: '''Bido ero, ce bi el name Side?''' ''Excuse me sir, what is your name?'' (formal)
:: '''Si Si bi perlisato, vi cunamos ledere-Si.''' ''If you are lost, we can guide you.'' (formal)
:: '''Si Si bi perlisato, vi cunamos ledere-Si.''' ''If you are lost, we can guide you.'' (formal)
===Adjectives===
As said above, adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun, and are placed after them. They exist in three [[w:Comparison (grammar)|degrees]]: positive, comparative, and superlative. All three degress have an adverbial form, which will be discussed in [[Avendonian#Adverbs|§Adverbs]] below.
====Positive degree====
The positive degree is the default form of Avendonian adjectives, which simply describes the noun. It is also the only degree subject to declensional variation. The declension patterns are exactly as those of nouns, but as of 2020 there are no a-stem adjectives.<ref>[[:Category:Avendonian adjectives by declension]].</ref>
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: '''Uno vagno roto.''' ''A red car.''
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: '''La dotre sciia mede.''' ''My shy daughter.''
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: '''Li landi fere.''' ''The distant'' or ''far countries.''
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The same forms can also be used predicatively. Thus: '''La dotre mede bi sciia.''' ''My daughter is shy.'', '''Li landi bin fere.''' ''The countries are far (away).'', etc.
Passive participles can function as regular adjectives, and active participles (or gerunds) result in undeclinable adjectives. An example of an adjective of each declension is given:
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{| class="wikitable"
|+ O-stem
! colspan="3" style="background: #c8c8c8;" | ''{{term|alto}}'' “old”
|-
! {{Abbtip|positive|posv|sc}} !! masculine !! feminine
|-
! singular
| alto || alta
|-
! plural
| alti || alte
|-
|}
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| style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top;" |
{| class="wikitable"
|+ E-stem
! colspan="3" style="background: #c8c8c8;" | ''{{term|comene}}'' “common”
|-
! {{Abbtip|positive|posv|sc}} !! masculine !! feminine
|-
! singular
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | comene
|-
! plural
|-
|}
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| style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top;" |
{| class="wikitable"
|+ U-stem
! colspan="3" style="background: #c8c8c8;" | ''{{term|engo}}'' “narrow”
|-
! {{Abbtip|positive|posv|sc}} !! masculine !! feminine
|-
! singular
| colspan="2" | engo
|-
! plural
| colspan="2" | engu
|-
|}
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| style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top;" |
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Irregular
! colspan="3" style="background: #c8c8c8;" | ''{{term|porpora}}'' “purple”
|-
! {{Abbtip|positive|posv|sc}} !! masculine !! feminine
|-
! singular
| colspan="2" | porpora
|-
! plural
| colspan="2" | porpore
|-
|}
|}
====Comparative degree====
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{| class="wikitable"
|+ Regular
! colspan="3" style="background: #c8c8c8;" | ''{{term|alto}}'' “old”
|-
! {{Abbtip|comparative|cmpr|sc}} !! masculine !! feminine
|-
! singular
| altior || altiora
|-
! plural
| altiori || altiore
|-
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|+ Irregular
! colspan="3" style="background: #c8c8c8;" | ''{{term|guto}}'' “good”
|-
! {{Abbtip|comparative|cmpr|sc}} !! masculine !! feminine
|-
! singular
| betior || betiora
|-
! plural
| betiori || betiore
|-
|}
|}
Avendonian comparative adjectives can establish three sorts of comparison: equative (''X is as Y as Z''), superior (''X is more Y than Z''), and inferior (''X is less Y than Z''). Fusional endings are only used in<br>equative comparatives. Consider the following example:
* ''Iane is shorter than Vilelmo.'' '''Iane bi curtior ce Vilelmo.'''
* ''Iane is as short as Vilelmo.'' '''Iane bi ta curto ca Vilelmo.'''
* ''Iane is “less short” than Vilelmo.'' '''Iane bi minire curto ca Vilelmo'''.
Notice the use of different prepositions in each comparison.
==References==
<references />
[[Category:Avendonian]][[Category:Germanic languages]][[Category:West Germanic languages]][[Category:Languages]][[Category:Conlangs]]
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