Dal'qörian adjective endings

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Dalcurian adjectives fall into one of 3 categories: verb-derivative, noun-related or non-derivative/free standing.

Verb-derivative adjectives

In Dalcurian, Verb-derivative adjectives are those which have a 'verbal' relative. If the adjective is derived from an infinitive, it must add the suffix ädn:

verb	adjective
iquir-to like	iquirädn-likeable
döfindr-to afford	döfindrädn-affordable

If the past participle of the verb is used as the adjective, this must lose its participle prefix gä' and again add the suffix ädn:

past participle	adjective
gä'amár-captivated	amárädn-captivated
gä'lilör-irritated	lilörädn-irritated

It's very important to remember this rule with past participle adjectives. For example, if you were to translate the sentence:

I am captivated by her looks.

using the participle:

Binä, máriÞ di gesibniel qve siöra, gä'amár

then this would translate back as:

I captivated with her looks

which of course makes no sense. You must use the adjective ending:

Binä, máriÞ di gesibniel qve siöra, amárädn.

Noun related

These are adjectives that have no verbal relative. These are adjectives that form thier respective nouns with the suffix ámn. These adjectives have no specific ending. Where the adjective ends in ä, this is removed when adding the suffix:

adjective	noun
söaviä-romantic	söaviámn-romance
sörelbi-pleasurable	sörelbiámn-pleasure

Non-derivative/Free standing

These are simply Dalcurian adjectives that have no specific ending, and no verbal or nounal relative. As above, they take no specific ending.

Comparison of adjectives

Comparative sentences

Adjective tense

Attributive and Predicative adjectives

Post positive adjectives

Inherent and non-inherent adjectives

Nominal adjectives

Resultant adjectives

Adjectives with prepositions

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