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===[[Dalcurian adjective hierarchy|Adjective Hierarchy]]=== | ===[[Dalcurian adjective hierarchy|Adjective Hierarchy]]=== | ||
===[[Dalcurian adjective negation|Adjective Negation]=== | ===[[Dalcurian adjective negation|Adjective Negation]]=== | ||
==='''A note on style'''=== | ==='''A note on style'''=== | ||
Stylistically, Dalcuarians won't use an adjective if a verb and a noun can do the job. It's more likely that ''an enormous man'' would be refered to as ''a giant'', or ''personal opinion'' would simply be possessive as in ''my opinion'', or ''the usual custom'' may simply be ''customary''; they like to be efficient in speech. However, what you learn from this website remains standard Dalcurian; this 'non-use' of adjectives is highly colloquial, and not something that a learner should ever worry about. | Stylistically, Dalcuarians won't use an adjective if a verb and a noun can do the job. It's more likely that ''an enormous man'' would be refered to as ''a giant'', or ''personal opinion'' would simply be possessive as in ''my opinion'', or ''the usual custom'' may simply be ''customary''; they like to be efficient in speech. However, what you learn from this website remains standard Dalcurian; this 'non-use' of adjectives is highly colloquial, and not something that a learner should ever worry about. | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:26, 8 November 2012
Many adjectives in English have recognizable endings such as: able, al, ful, ic, ive,less, ous. However, there are many adjectives that do not have specific endings, for example, colours. The past participle of verbs can also be used as adjectives. For example, in the sentence, "He was abandoned as a child", abandoned is the past participle of the verb abandon, but in the sentence, "He was an abandoned child", abandoned becomes an adjective because it describes an attribute of the noun child.
Dalcurian has no specific endings for adjectives except:
- When the past participle of a verb is used as an adjective (looses the prefix gä’ and adds the suffix ädn)
- When an adjective has a relative verb (formed by adding the suffix ädn to an infinitive):
| infinitive | past participle | adjective |
|---|---|---|
| námbr-to abandon | gä’námbr-abandoned | námbrädn-abandoned |
| qurivecsár-to anger | gä’qurivecsár-angered | qurivecsárädn-angry |
| tsöcr-to touch | gä’tsöcr-touched | tsöcrädn-touched |
example text:
- Mæ gä’námbr di arangájel qve mæöra. He abandoned his children.
- Mæ ni námbrädn arangáj. He is an abandoned child.
- Jödran gä’tsöcr di gitæj qve diöra. Jordan touched your guitar.
- Binä, gerödn taÞ Þonábrämös, disiri tsöcrädn. I'm very touched by that gesture.
- Diö gä’ábravecsár binöra. You have angered me.
- Binä qurivecsárädn. I'm angry.
Comparison of adjectives
Comparative sentences
Adjective endings
Adjective tense
Attributive and Predicative adjectives
Post positive adjectives
Inherent and non-inherent adjectives
Nominal adjectives
Resultant adjectives
Adjectives with prepositions
Adjective Hierarchy
Adjective Negation
A note on style
Stylistically, Dalcuarians won't use an adjective if a verb and a noun can do the job. It's more likely that an enormous man would be refered to as a giant, or personal opinion would simply be possessive as in my opinion, or the usual custom may simply be customary; they like to be efficient in speech. However, what you learn from this website remains standard Dalcurian; this 'non-use' of adjectives is highly colloquial, and not something that a learner should ever worry about.
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