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Qtwyqp Qly

Adjectives

Adjectives are words which modify nouns.

Adjectives

• Vowels
  • ly, lr, yr, ry, yw, rw, ya, ra, ye, re, yo, ro, a, e, o
    • Regular
      • ly, lr
    • Genitive
      • yr, ry
    • Genitive Proper
      • yw, rw
    • Possessive
      • ya, ra, ye, re, yo, ro
    • Numerical
      • a, e
    • Quantitive
      • o
• Placement
  • Adjectives follow the nouns which they modify.
• Agreement
  • Adjectives agree in number and gender with the noun, except…
    • Genitive and possessive acjectives do not agree in number nor gender with the noun.
    • Numerical and quantitive adjectives do not agree in number nor gender with the noun.
    • Adjectives following a genitive adjective.
      • They modify and agree with the adjective, not the noun.
    • A few special cases may not agree in number and/nor gender with the noun.
  • Number
    • Singular
      • Indicated by y as the final vowel for regular adjectives.
      • Indicated by y as the initial vowel for other adjectives.
        • Except cardinals, ordinals, and quantitive adjectives.
    • Plural
      • Indicated by r as the final vowel for regular adjectives.
      • Indicated by r as the initial vowel for other adjectives.
        • Except cardinals, ordinals, and quantitive adjectives.
  • Gender
    • Indicated by nasal consonant proceding the vowel.
      • Neuter is assumed.
      • m for feminine.
      • n for masculine.
      • ṅ for inclusive.
• Genitive Adjectives
  • These are derived from nouns by changing the vowels.
    • y to yr
    • r to ry
  • Their meaning is "of noun".
• Genitive Proper Adjectives
  • These are derived from proper nouns by reversing the order of the vowels.
  • Their meaning is "of proper noun".
• Possesive Adjectives

  • 	neuter	feminine	masculine	inclusive
    1st singular	ya	mya	nya	ṅya
    1st plural	ra	mra	nra	ṅra
    2nd singular	ye	mye	nye	ṅye
    2nd plural	re	mre	nre	ṅre
    3rd singular	yo	myo	nyo	ṅyo
    3rd plural	ro	mro	nro	ṅro

• Strength and Affirmation
  • Each adjective in Qtwyqp Qly is either strong or weak, affirmative or negative.
    • Strength
      • Weak
        • This is the norm for regular adjectives.
        • For genitive adjectives, it implies a temporal quality.
        • For possessive adjectives, it implies alienable possession.
        • For cardinals, ordinals, and quantitive adjectives, it means "about…"
      • Strong
        • For regular adjectives, it indicates "certainly…" of "definitely…"
        • For genitive adjectives, it implies permanence.
        • For possessive adjectives, it implies unalienable possession.
        • This is the norm for cardinals, ordinals, and quantitive adjectives.
    • Affirmation
      • Affirmative, the usual.
      • Negation, negation of the adjective, "not…"
    • Infixes follow the vowel(s).
      • Weak affirmative is assumed.
      • m indicates strong affirmative.
      • n indicates weak negative.
      • ṅ indicate strong negative.
• Degrees of Comparison
  • Comparitive
    • adjective ble objective noun ttlo dle
      • means "more adjective than objective noun"
    • adjective ble objective noun tlo dle
      • means "less adjective than objective noun"
    • adjective ble objective noun zzlo dle
      • means "as adjective as objective noun"
  • Superlative
    • adjective ble ttwad dle
      • means "most adjective"
    • adjective ble twad dle
      • means "least adjective"

Last Updated: 2009-05-02

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