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[[Nûrlâm]] has few adverbs in it's core dictionary. But they could be easily made from adjectives or other lexical categories by adding suffix **// | [[Nûrlâm]] has few adverbs in it's core dictionary. But they could be easily made from adjectives or other lexical categories by adding suffix **// | ||
- | Adverbs have no agreement with verbs in grammar. The only grammar form adverbs have beside nominal is the comparative, | + | Adverbs have no agreement with verbs in grammar. The only grammar form adverbs have beside nominal is the //comparative//, which is made by adding suffix **//-ar//** (the same as [[grammar_adjective|adjectives]]) placed after suffix //-arz// if adverb has it or after the root for short adverbs. Example is // |
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Some adverbs are often used in [[syntax_impersonal|impersonal constructions]] " | Some adverbs are often used in [[syntax_impersonal|impersonal constructions]] " | ||
Most of them may be replaced with verb "to be" + adjective or gerundive with adjectival meaning. | Most of them may be replaced with verb "to be" + adjective or gerundive with adjectival meaning. | ||
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=== The list of adverbs with Necessitative and Desiderative meanings === | === The list of adverbs with Necessitative and Desiderative meanings === | ||
- | These adverbs are used together with gerundives to express necessitative and desiderative modalities -- order to 3rd person or wish to 3rd person to do something or event to happen. As modal verb " | + | These adverbs are used together with [[grammar_gerundive|gerundives]] to express necessitative and desiderative |
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- | | desirable | ghîrarz | It' | + | | desirable | ghîrarz | __It' |
- | | important | hormarz | It' | + | | important | hormarz | __It' |
- | | necessary | bolkarz | It' | + | | necessary | bolkarz | __It' |
- | Together with verb "to be" in past tense (" | + | Together with verb "to be" in past tense (" |
=== The list of adverbs used with various epistemic modalities === | === The list of adverbs used with various epistemic modalities === | ||
These adverbs are used together with various epistemic modalities (actions that may be): potential, dubitative, subjunctive, | These adverbs are used together with various epistemic modalities (actions that may be): potential, dubitative, subjunctive, | ||
^ English ^ Nûrlâm ^ Example ^ | ^ English ^ Nûrlâm ^ Example ^ | ||
- | | natural | + | | natural |
- | | probably, (im)possible, | + | | probably, (im)possible, |
- | | strange | + | | strange |
- | | unbelievable | narsambarz | | | + | | unbelievable | narsambarz | It's unbelievable that he killed a dragon alone => Narsambarz zamash tadoguz ash lûg ashûkarz |