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Adjectives are not really a class in Rówok. The main ways of expressing adjectival thought are through: | Adjectives are not really a class in Rówok. The main ways of expressing adjectival thought are through: | ||
#with the noun in the [[#Vocative|vocative case]] and the [[#Adverbial form|adverb]] in apposition, with the meaning "X-ful" | #with the noun in the [[#Vocative|vocative]] or [[#Nominative|nominative case]] and the [[#Adverbial form|adverb]] in apposition, with the meaning "X-ful" | ||
#the [[#Similative|similative case]], for the meaning "like X/X-ish" | #the [[#Similative|similative case]], for the meaning "like X/X-ish" | ||
#with [[#Participles|participles]] | #with [[#Participles|participles]] | ||
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Examples: | Examples: | ||
#'''''kanarín zalá''''', tree.voc.pl life.adv, "the woods are teeming with life/alive/lively" | |||
#'''''kanarín zálam''''', tree.voc.pl animal.sim.SG, "the woods are animal-like" | |||
#'''''kanarín, zál, ...''''', tree.voc.pl alive, "the woods, alive (as it were), ..." | |||
#'''(zálŧa) kanarín (zálŧa)''', tree.voc.pl live.3sg.mid.imperf, "the forest is alive" (in a permanent sense, in context could be understood even as "is healthy") | |||
==Verbs== | ==Verbs== | ||