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- short single-syllable adjectives, often attached to the words they describe; | - short single-syllable adjectives, often attached to the words they describe; | ||
- polysyllable adjectives written separately; | - polysyllable adjectives written separately; | ||
- | - formed from other words by adding suffix // | + | - formed from other words (mostly nouns) |
- | Usually languages with extensive inflection of [[grammar_noun|nouns]] have adjectives agreed with nouns in [[grammar_case|case]], | + | Usually languages with extensive inflection of [[grammar_noun|nouns]] have adjectives agreed with nouns in [[grammar_case|case]], |
- | In example, short adjective //kû// (old) attached to noun of 1st declension class, e.g. //orn// (tree), makes the resulting word belonging to 2nd declension class. If short adjective is written separately then it has no agreement in case with noun, the same as long adjectives. | + | In example, short adjective //kû// (old) attached to noun of 1st declension class, e.g. //orn// (tree), makes the resulting word belonging to 2nd declension class. If short adjective is written separately then it has no agreement in case with noun, the same as long adjectives. |
^ noun ^ adjective | ^ noun ^ adjective | ||
| orn | //(none)// | -u | -z | ornuz | towards the trees | | | orn | //(none)// | -u | -z | ornuz | towards the trees | | ||
| orn | kû | -zu | -z | ornkûzuz | towards old trees | | | orn | kû | -zu | -z | ornkûzuz | towards old trees | | ||
- | | orn | prazgûrz | + | | orn | nirgûrz |
| olog | kû | -∅ | -∅ | olog kû | old troll(s) | | | olog | kû | -∅ | -∅ | olog kû | old troll(s) | | ||
| golug | kû | -∅ | -û/z | golugû kûz | old elves | | | golug | kû | -∅ | -û/z | golugû kûz | old elves | | ||
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+ | Keep in mind, that suffix //-ûrz// is supposed to form adjectives from nouns. Verbal adjectives (like English " | ||
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^ normal ^ comparative form ^ superlative form ^ | ^ normal ^ comparative form ^ superlative form ^ | ||
- | | gaz (little) | gaz**ar** (smaller) | gaz**az** (the smallest, least) | | + | | mik (little) | mik**ar** (smaller) | mik**az** (the smallest, least) | |
| kûz (old, //pl.//) | kû**zar**û (older) | kû**zaz**û (eldest) | | | kûz (old, //pl.//) | kû**zar**û (older) | kû**zaz**û (eldest) | | ||
| dulgûrz | | dulgûrz | ||
- | Comparative form is often used with conjunction //snû// (than) + <word in // | + | Comparative form is often used with conjunction //snû// (than) + <word in // |
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+ | ===== Suffix order ===== | ||
+ | {{page> | ||
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===== Word order ===== | ===== Word order ===== | ||
- | While [[black_speech_dialects# | + | While [[black_speech_dialects# |
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