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====== Numerals and quantifiers ===== | ====== Numerals and quantifiers ===== | ||
- | As there are no such grammar category as [[grammar_number|number]] in classical | + | As nouns Standard |
Numbers in Black Speech have no inflection in case or any other grammar form. However some case suffixes have special meaning (see below). They can be used alone without noun in place of subject or object. | Numbers in Black Speech have no inflection in case or any other grammar form. However some case suffixes have special meaning (see below). They can be used alone without noun in place of subject or object. | ||
- | Numerals precede nouns even in archaic | + | Numerals precede nouns even in [[black_speech|Classical |
Nûrlâm uses decimal numeral system (10 as base) as in majority of real world and in Sindarin language. Quenya has duodecimal system (base 12), but there is no reason to copy this feature, archaic for Middle-Earth, | Nûrlâm uses decimal numeral system (10 as base) as in majority of real world and in Sindarin language. Quenya has duodecimal system (base 12), but there is no reason to copy this feature, archaic for Middle-Earth, | ||
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===== Basic numbers ===== | ===== Basic numbers ===== | ||
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^ Black Speech | krulnuk | krignuk | ^ Black Speech | krulnuk | krignuk | ||
- | Hundreds are formed regularily as < | + | Hundreds are formed regularily as < |
=== Example === | === Example === | ||
- | To translate the number 16384 into Black Speech we express it as: (10 + 6)x1000 + 3x100 + 80 + 4. Thus it becomes " | + | To translate the number 16384 into Black Speech we express it as: (10 + 6)x1000 + 3x100 + 80 + 4. Thus it becomes " |
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==== Numbers and plural nouns ==== | ==== Numbers and plural nouns ==== | ||
- | As all nouns are plural by default in Classical | + | As all nouns are plural by default in Standard |
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===== Other forms ===== | ===== Other forms ===== | ||
- | //Ordinal// numbers are formed by adding suffix //-ûrz// therefore technically they are [[grammar_adjective|adjectives]]. The only special form of ordinal is // | + | //Ordinal// numbers are formed by adding suffix //-ûrz// therefore technically they are [[grammar_adjective|adjectives]]. The only special form of ordinal is // |
// | // | ||
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// | // | ||
+ | //Subsets// are formed by putting the noun/ | ||
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===== Quantifiers ===== | ===== Quantifiers ===== | ||
- | Some words (usually adjectives and indefinite pronouns) are used instead of exact numbers. They behave like adjectives or adverbs. Single-syllable quantifiers may become clitic joined to the end of the word, but it's recommended to place them before described words.Because | + | Some words (usually adjectives and indefinite pronouns) are used instead of exact numbers. They behave like adjectives or adverbs. Single-syllable quantifiers may become clitic joined to the end of the word, but it's recommended to place them before described words. Because |
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===== See also ===== | ===== See also ===== | ||
- [[lexicon: | - [[lexicon: |