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Elven Grammar The following is a simple guide for the use and creation of the Elvish tongue. This is a work in progress, and as such will have certain "lackings"... should you stumble across one and feel you have a suitable answer for mainstream use, please post them on the Silver Arrow message board. PLURALS * Denoted r, ea, ie, or, io, and oo. Exact choice is left up to the person creating the plural. * Use -rim to denote great numbers or respect Examples: PRONOUNS * when used alone pronouns express subjects (amin mela lle - I love you) * when used in possessive phrases they express possession (melamin - my love)
POSSESSIVE PHRASES SIMPLE Subject:possessor * Append pronoun to end of object. * Pluralize noun first. Examples: COMPLEX Subject of Subject:possessor * Seperate secondary subject (possessed by primary subject) with en from the simple familiar of the primary subject. Examples: SIMPLE NONFAMILIAR OR PROPER Subject of Possessor * use when possessor is expressing distance/separation from object or when possessor is proper. * Seperate subject from possessor with en. Examples: ADJECTIVES * Append to the front of the object/action they are describing. Examples: * when expressing intensities (i.e. bright, brighter, brightest) when stem ends in vowel append -n for -er and -nin for -est Examples: *when stem ends in noun append -in for -er and -inin for -est Examples: ADVERBS * Follows verb in unchanged form. * Also see intensity rules listed above. Examples: VERBS * Conjugate to past, present, future, conditional with e,a, uva, Examples: * two or more conjugated verbs may exist in one phrase as long as are not strung together. * use unconjugated verbs when stringing more than one together Examples: * -ing endings are expressed by appending -ad or -ien to the stem if it ends in a noun or - d if it ends in a vowel. Example: * -ed endings are expressed using the past tense conjugation. Example: CREATION OF NEW WORDS * keep it simple, use portions of other words, and try to remain true to the flowing nature of elven * before using the words you must post them to the Silver Arrow Tavern and have them be confirmed by the the Captain or Chronicler of Tel'Mithrim. * rationalize your derivation, before using the words that you create. If a suitable words for derivation do not exist than make one up keeping in mind simplicity and the nature of elven. * when taking a noun from a verb stem: 1) conjugate to present form for direct noun (i.e. ele- to see, elea(v) sees, elea(n) sight 2) for a related term, append either o or u to the stem (i.e. eleo - eye) 3) when ascribing the verb to a person, append ar to the stem (i.e. oht-war, ohtar - warrior) * when creating words from two or more words, append together and drop enough letters from the appendor to avoid cumbersome letter sequences (see below) PHRASE CONSTRUCTION * Use subject - verb - object (add adverbs and adjectives as above) * Phrase questions as statements followed by question maker. * Words such as a, does, would etc. may be inferred from the context of the phrase. * When appending pronouns or adjectives, you may drop letters from the appendor in order to eliminate awkward sequences of letters. Examples would be avoiding 3 consonants in a row, 3 vowels in a row, or 2 of the same vowel in a row. Examples: More Complex Examples: |
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