Dal'qörian adjective endings

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dal'qörian adjectives fall under one of 3 categories: verbal-derivative, noun-related or non-derivative.

Verb-derivative adjectives

In dalqörian, 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 adjectives

These are adjectives that have no verbal relative. These are 'free standing' adjectives, but their respective nouns are formed with the suffix ámn (note: Where the adjective ends in ä, this is removed):

adjective noun
söaviä-romantic söaviámn-romance
sörelbæ-pleasurable sörelbæámn-pleasure
Non-derivative adjectives

These are simply dalq'örian adjectives that have no specific ending, and no verbal or nounal relative.