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lessons:verbs_2 [2023/12/19 18:46] – verbs added morgothlessons:verbs_2 [2024/04/14 16:17] (current) – [Exercise 2] finished morgoth
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 ^ Verb form ^ English ^ Nûrlâm ^ ^ Verb form ^ English ^ Nûrlâm ^
 ^ Imperative | Come! | Skât! | ^ Imperative | Come! | Skât! |
-^ Present | An orc is coming | Ash uruk skat//â// | +^ Present    | An orc is coming | Ash uruk skat//â// | 
-^ Past    | An orc came | Ash uruk skat**__uz__**//â// |+^ Past       | An orc came | Ash uruk skat**__uz__**//â// |
  
 +---------------------
 ===== New words ===== ===== New words =====
-  * af (to throw) 
   * ak (to stab)   * ak (to stab)
   * farb (to chase, hunt)   * farb (to chase, hunt)
-  * fîth (to hold, keep) 
   * ghur (to die)   * ghur (to die)
   * grush (to hit, strike, punch)   * grush (to hit, strike, punch)
-  * hât (to pushpoke, thrust) +  * kramp (to domake)
-  * îst (to know) +
-  * kurg (to turn)+
   * lal (to laugh)   * lal (to laugh)
-  * ont (to count [numbers])+  * lûmp (to fall)
   * rong (to dig)   * rong (to dig)
-  * skûm (to feel smell) +  * ronk (pitpool)
-  * sûh (to pull, drag, draw) +
-  * tail (to play) +
-  * thig (to clean) +
-  * ûs (to think) +
-  * yol (to washclean)+
  
-Past tense in Nûrlâm also substitutes English Present Perfect tense (actions that already happened but in the still lasting time interval). Example: "The dwarf has just fallen" should be translated as "Gazatum lûmp**__uz__**â ûnarz" (you don't translate "have/has"). 
- 
-===== New words ===== 
 Some adverbs may be helpful in describing the past: Some adverbs may be helpful in describing the past:
   * dok (already, before, previously)   * dok (already, before, previously)
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   * ûn (new) => ûnarz (just, recently)   * ûn (new) => ûnarz (just, recently)
  
 +Past tense in Nûrlâm also substitutes English Present Perfect tense (actions that already happened but in the still lasting time interval). Example: "The dwarf has just fallen" should be translated as "Gazatum lûmp**__uz__**â ûnarz" (you don't translate "have/has").
 +
 +----------------------
 +===== Exercise 1 =====
 +Translate into Nûrlâm:
 +  - demons made some sorcery again
 +  - filthy dwarves heard this
 +  - four dragons escaped
 +  - orcs hunted the elves
 +  - shit stank
 +  - the bee made a new pile
 +  - the pain stopped
 +  - the slayer stabbed the slave
 +  - the strong warrior stroke the fat troll
 +  - this human already died
 +
 +<hidden show answers>
 +  - rog krampuzû mûd dush nokhar
 +  - dug gazat khlâruzû za / gazat dug khlâruzû za
 +  - hant lûg irzuzû
 +  - uruk farbuzû za golug
 +  - push pushduzâ
 +  - noim krampuzâ ash ûn tub / noim krampuzâ ash tubûn
 +  - hrizgum puzguzâ
 +  - dogum akuzâ snagam
 +  - bolg mauhum grushuzâ tûrz ologum / maubolgum grushuzâ ologtûrzum
 +  - za tark ghuruzâ dok
 +</hidden>
 +
 +----------------------
 +===== Exercise 2 =====
 +Translate from Nûrlâm:
 +  - agh burzum lûmpuzâ
 +  - golug shoguzû saubumûk
 +  - golugûrz mau skâtuzû lad
 +  - graz nîn ugluzâ krig nazgûl
 +  - lagum grishuzâ za hrau
 +  - ologum laluzâ
 +  - rogum ronguzâ ash ronk
 +  - tug ghor thrakuzâ mik zrî
 +  - uruk ghâshuzû nîr goim
 +  - ûzûl uruk throkhuzâ karn âps ûnarz
 +
 +<hidden show answers>
 +  - and the darkness fell
 +  - elves drank all the juice
 +  - elvish warriors came late
 +  - cold water frightened three Nazgûl
 +  - the sword cut the flesh
 +  - the troll laughed
 +  - the demon dug a pit
 +  - only blood brought a little joy
 +  - orcs burned the beautiful city
 +  - green orc has just eaten red meat / green orc was eating red meat recently
 +</hidden>
 +
 +--------------------
 +===== See also =====
 +  * [[:lessons|All lessons]]
 +  * [[lessons:commands|Lesson "Verbs: commands and imperatives"]]
 +  * [[lessons:verbs_1|Lesson "Verbs: present tense, 3rd person endings. Simple sentences"]]
 +  * [[lessons:aspects|Lesson "Verbs: aspects"]]
 +  * [[[[:grammar_verb|Grammar of verbs]]
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