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This public article was written by [Deactivated User], and last updated on 9 Oct 2017, 10:23.
[comments] pkjgrammarnounsadjectives 4 Oct 2017, 23:50, @[Deactivated User] said:
Nouns have 3 animacy classes:
Human is used for humans and powerful things
Dead is used for dead humans, dead animals, some plants, and dangerous things
Neuter is used for everything else
Nouns decline in 4 declensions:
The first declension has a nominative in -el and a vocative in -ero. The vocative stem is used for all but NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity and NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument.PLPlural (number)
more than one/few
Only one form, VOCVocative (case)
'O [addressee]'.DUDual (number)
two, undergoes assimilation, with all o's becoming õ's Let's see this on a noun. The noun is knijvel, with a vocative stem of knijvero.
As you can see, the nominative and vocative stems are the same for most first declension nouns. However, it will come into play in other declensions
TO BE CONTINUED....
On 6 Oct 2017, 10:30, @[Deactivated User] said:
TRANS subject, INTR argument.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity and NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument.PLPlural (number)
more than one/few
SGSingular (number) one countable entity | DUDual (number) two | PLPlural (number) more than one/few | |
---|---|---|---|
NOMNominative (case) TRANS subject, INTR argument |
base (-el) | -ẽl | -eli |
ACCAccusative (case) TRANS direct object; patient |
-ers | -õrs | -eri |
DATDative (case) indirect object; recipient, beneficiary, location |
-erẍa | -erẍan | -eriṕa |
GENGenitive (case) possessive |
-al | -õl | -aldi |
VOCVocative (case) 'O [addressee]' |
base (-ero) | -erõ | -iro |
'O [addressee]'.DUDual (number)
two, undergoes assimilation, with all o's becoming õ's Let's see this on a noun. The noun is knijvel, with a vocative stem of knijvero.
SGSingular (number) one countable entity | DUDual (number) two | PLPlural (number) more than one/few | |
---|---|---|---|
NOMNominative (case) TRANS subject, INTR argument |
knijvel | knijvẽl | knijveli |
ACCAccusative (case) TRANS direct object; patient |
knijvers | knijvõrs | knijveri |
DATDative (case) indirect object; recipient, beneficiary, location |
knijverẍa | knijverẍan | knijveriṕa |
GENGenitive (case) possessive |
knijval | knijvõl | knijvaldi |
VOCVocative (case) 'O [addressee]' |
knijvero | knijverõ | knijviro |
2nd Declension has a nominative stem ending in -ig, ẽg, or -ar. The vocative stem ends in -irf, and is used for everything but NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity and DATDative (case)
indirect object; recipient, beneficiary, location.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity. Irregular stems are commoner than in first declension.
Here's a table with dẽjig as an example:
Assimilation rules appear in genitives in second declension, with n becoming c when beginning words.
Now let's take a look at third declension. Third declension nouns end in -ha, but some end in -e. Both have a vocative of -haj. -ha ending nouns have consistent vocatives, but -e ending nouns have some irregular vocatives. No form uses the base stem except NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity. No assimilation rules are used outside of stem changes.
Now let's see an example with the word rusha:
TO BE CONTINUED...
On 7 Oct 2017, 11:13, @[Deactivated User] said:
TRANS subject, INTR argument.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity and DATDative (case)
indirect object; recipient, beneficiary, location.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity. Irregular stems are commoner than in first declension.
SGSingular (number) one countable entity | DUDual (number) two | PLPlural (number) more than one/few | |
---|---|---|---|
NOMNominative (case) TRANS subject, INTR argument |
base (-ig) | -or | -irg |
ACCAccusative (case) TRANS direct object; patient |
-ithe | -itho | -ite |
DATDative (case) indirect object; recipient, beneficiary, location |
base (-ig) | -urxo | -uj |
GENGenitive (case) possessive |
-ac | -acit | -acl |
VOCVocative (case) 'O [addressee]' |
base (-irf) | -er | -erf |
SGSingular (number) one countable entity | DUDual (number) two | PLPlural (number) more than one/few | |
---|---|---|---|
NOMNominative (case) TRANS subject, INTR argument |
dẽjig | dẽjor | dẽjirg |
ACCAccusative (case) TRANS direct object; patient |
dẽjithe | dẽjitho | dẽjite |
DATDative (case) indirect object; recipient, beneficiary, location |
dẽjig | dẽjurxo | dẽjuj |
GENGenitive (case) possessive |
dẽjac | dẽjacit | dẽjacl |
VOCVocative (case) 'O [addressee]' |
dẽjirf | dẽjer | dẽjerf |
TRANS subject, INTR argument.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity. No assimilation rules are used outside of stem changes.
SGSingular (number) one countable entity | DUDual (number) two | PLPlural (number) more than one/few | |
---|---|---|---|
NOMNominative (case) TRANS subject, INTR argument |
base (-ha) | -hap | -he |
ACCAccusative (case) TRANS direct object; patient |
-hel | -hep | -hẽ |
DATDative (case) indirect object; recipient, beneficiary, location |
-hajna | -hapa | -hajne |
GENGenitive (case) possessive |
-hui | -hua | -hue |
VOCVocative (case) 'O [addressee]' |
base (-haj) | -hajon | -hipl |
SGSingular (number) one countable entity | DUDual (number) two | PLPlural (number) more than one/few | |
---|---|---|---|
NOMNominative (case) TRANS subject, INTR argument |
rusha | rushap | rushe |
ACCAccusative (case) TRANS direct object; patient |
rushel | rushep | rushẽ |
DATDative (case) indirect object; recipient, beneficiary, location |
rushajna | rushapa | rushajne |
GENGenitive (case) possessive |
rushui | rushua | rushue |
VOCVocative (case) 'O [addressee]' |
rushaj | rushajon | rushipl |
Let's look at fourth declension. Compared to the other declensions, there are more irregular stem change rules.
The nominative stem might be anything, but the vocative is -oy
Let's see it with ķen.
All else left to talk about nouns is the adpositions. Various cases are used for dealing with adpositions, which I will mark in the dictionary. Most are prepositions, except when referring to time, in which case they are postpositions.
SGSingular (number) one countable entity | DUDual (number) two | PLPlural (number) more than one/few | |
---|---|---|---|
NOMNominative (case) TRANS subject, INTR argument |
base | -out | -ot |
ACCAccusative (case) TRANS direct object; patient |
-o | -elga | -el |
DATDative (case) indirect object; recipient, beneficiary, location |
-os | -ov | -ovla |
GENGenitive (case) possessive |
-õ | -õd | -õt |
VOCVocative (case) 'O [addressee]' |
base (-uy) | -oyta | -oyge |
SGSingular (number) one countable entity | DUDual (number) two | PLPlural (number) more than one/few | |
---|---|---|---|
NOMNominative (case) TRANS subject, INTR argument |
ķen | ķenout | ķenot |
ACCAccusative (case) TRANS direct object; patient |
ķeno | ķenelga | ķenel |
DATDative (case) indirect object; recipient, beneficiary, location |
ķenos | ķenov | ķenovla |
GENGenitive (case) possessive |
ķenõ | ķenõd | ķenõt |
VOCVocative (case) 'O [addressee]' |
ķenuy | ķenoyta | ķenoyge |
Adjectives are decently simple. There are different forms by class, but they only decline for a comparative.
Dead (using the gloss DANDangerous (gender/class)
dangerous) and neuter both have separate stems. They are irregular. However, some have patterns. -as is an adjective-forming suffix that consistently has stems of -ar and -asta. Most neuter stems end in vowels. All comparative forms are formed by adding -ek to the stem, or -k if it ends in a vowel.
Let's see this with the adjective knijvas
HUMHuman (gender/class) human or belonging to human | DANDangerous (gender/class) dangerous | NEUTNeuter (gender) neutral or neuter | |
---|---|---|---|
Ø | knijvas | knijvar | knijvasta |
COMPComparative (comparison) e.g. 'better' |
knijvasek | knijvarek | knijvastak |
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