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 ====== Inflectional suffixes ====== ====== Inflectional suffixes ======
 Suffix is called **//inflectional//** if it changes grammatical properties of the word without modifying its syntactic/lexical category, word class or part of speech. But many grammatical categories in [[Nûrlâm]] are expressed by [[clitics]] instead. Participle and infinitive suffixes may be also treated as [[suffix_derivational|derivational]] suffixes depending on the point of view (if participles are considered as separate lexical categories or as forms of verbs, but in this wiki the second opinion is used).  Suffix is called **//inflectional//** if it changes grammatical properties of the word without modifying its syntactic/lexical category, word class or part of speech. But many grammatical categories in [[Nûrlâm]] are expressed by [[clitics]] instead. Participle and infinitive suffixes may be also treated as [[suffix_derivational|derivational]] suffixes depending on the point of view (if participles are considered as separate lexical categories or as forms of verbs, but in this wiki the second opinion is used). 
 Finally a table of common inflectional suffixes: Finally a table of common inflectional suffixes:
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 ^ Suffix ^ Etymology ^ Meaning ^ Example ^ ^ Suffix ^ Etymology ^ Meaning ^ Example ^
-| -â    | Hurrian 3rd person suffix of transitive verb "-a";\\ compare with HORN suffix "-a" with meaning "one who does" and SV suffix "-a" often used to make verbs from nouns | 3rd [[grammar_person#archaic_nurlam|person]] singular verb suffix (only when subject of verb is a noun) | | +| -â    | Hurrian 3rd person suffix of transitive verb "-a";\\ compare with HORN suffix "-a" with meaning "one who does" and SV suffix "-a" often used to make verbs from nouns | 3rd [[grammar_person#archaic_nurlam|person]] singular verb suffix (only when subject of verb is a noun) | pushd- (to stink) => bag pushd**â** (shit stinks) 
-| -ag   | NL, in analogy with //-ug// — //-uga// | present passive [[grammar_participle|participle]] | | +| -ag   | NL, in analogy with //-ug// — //-uga// | present passive [[grammar_participle|participle]] | faik (to win) => faik**ag** (being defeated) 
-| -aga  | HG < misprint of EL //-uga// (see below) in VT 13 | past passive [[grammar_participle|participle]] | | +| -aga  | HG < misprint of EL //-uga// (see below) in VT 13 | past passive [[grammar_participle|participle]] | dul- (to damage) => dul**aga** urukirzi (damaged by orcs) | 
-| -ar   | LOS | [[grammar_adjective#degree_of_comparison|comparative]] form of adjectives and adverbs | | +| -âk   | HG((without any example)) < MB | verb in passive voice | orsk- (to steal) => nazg orsk**âk**uzâ (ring was stolen) 
-| -at   | TK, CBS, RI | [[grammar_gerundive|gerundive]] | | +| -ar   | LOS | [[grammar_adjective#degree_of_comparison|comparative]] form of adjectives and adverbs | bhog (good) => bhogar (better) 
-| -az   | LOS | [[grammar_adjective#degree_of_comparison|superlative]] form of adjectives | | +| -at   | TK, CBS, RI | [[grammar_gerundive|gerundive]] | gimb (find) => gimb**at** (to find, for finding, to be found) 
-| -b    | see //-ob// | [[case_genitive|genitive case]] for declension class II | | +| -az   | LOS | [[grammar_adjective#degree_of_comparison|superlative]] form of adjectives | bhog (good) => bhog**az** (the best) 
-| -irzi | LOS "irzi" (by) | [[case_instrumental|instrumental case]] for declension class I | | +| -b    | see //-ob// | [[case_genitive|genitive case]] for declension class II | ta (he) => ta**b** (his) | 
-| -ish  | NL < LOS "izish" (me) | [[case_accusative|accusative case]] for declension class I | | +| -îm   | NL < Quenya "immo" (self) | normally a reflexive pronoun, but may be used with verbs as suffix of //reflexive// [[grammar_voice#other|voice]] | dogut (to kill) => dogut**îm** (to commit suicide, to be killed by accident and own carelessness) 
-| -ob   | EL | [[case_genitive|genitive case]] for declension class I | | +| -irzi | LOS "irzi" (by) | [[case_instrumental|instrumental case]] for declension class I | bazg (hand) => bazg**irzi** (by hand) 
-| -rzi  | see //-irzi// | [[case_instrumental|instrumental case]] for declension class II | | +| -ish  | NL < LOS "izish" (me) | [[case_accusative|accusative case]] for declension class I | lat (thou, you) => lat**ish** (thee, you) 
-| -sh   | see //-ish// | [[case_accusative|accusative case]] for declension class II | | +| -ob   | EL | [[case_genitive|genitive case]] for declension class I | lûg (dragon) => lûg**ob** (dragon's, of dragon) 
-| -sha  | TK, DBS, OC | [[case_comitative|comitative case]] | | +| -rzi  | see //-irzi// | [[case_instrumental|instrumental case]] for declension class II | snaga (slave) => snaga**rzi** (by slaves) 
-| -si   | NL < Quenya "sívë", Sindarin "sui" (as, like) | [[case_essive|essive case]] | | +| -sh   | see //-ish// | [[case_accusative|accusative case]] for declension class II | ta (he) => ta**sh** (him) 
-| -û    | rare SV "-û", LOS "-u" | plural [[grammar_number|number]] suffix for declension class I | |  +| -sha  | TK, DBS, OC | [[case_comitative|comitative case]] | shauk (friend) => shauk**sha** (together with friends) | 
-| -û    | NL < AN "-ut" + rare SV "-û" (plural suffix) | 3rd [[grammar_person#archaic_nurlam|person]] plural verb suffix (only when subject of verb is a noun) | | +| -sha  | TK, DBS, OC | rarely used with verbs as //cooperative// [[grammar_voice#other|voice]] | bulut (to work) => bulut**sha** (to cooperate, work together) 
-| -ub   | AN | future [[grammar_tense|tense]] suffix | | +| -si   | NL < Quenya "sívë", Sindarin "sui" (as, like) | [[case_essive|essive case]] | shauk (friend) => shauktab**si** (as your friend) 
-| -ug   | EL, AA < TK DBS OC "pushdug" (stinking) | present active [[grammar_participle|participle]] | | +| -û    | rare SV "-û", LOS "-u" | plural [[grammar_number|number]] suffix for declension class I | uruk (orc) => uruk**û** (orcs) |  
-| -uga  | EL, participle II | present passive [[grammar_participle|participle]] | | +| -û    | NL < AN "-ut" + rare SV "-û" (plural suffix) | 3rd [[grammar_person#archaic_nurlam|person]] plural verb suffix (only when subject of verb is a noun) | gimb (to find) => uruk gimb**û** (orcs are discovering) 
-| -ulg  | NL < LOS "shulg" (would) < SV "shulg" (wood)((it's unknown, if pun was intended or made by mistake)) | subjunctive mood or future-in-the-past tense | +| -ub   | AN | future [[grammar_tense|tense]] suffix | krimp- (to tie) => takrimp**ub** (he will tie) 
-| -ûr   | EL | [[case_dative|dative case]] for declension class I | |  +| -ug   | EL, AA < TK DBS OC "pushdug" (stinking) | present active [[grammar_participle|participle]] | mat- (to die) => mat**ug** (dying) 
-| -ut   | NL | [[grammar_infinitive|infinitive]] | | +| -uga  | EL, participle II | present passive [[grammar_participle|participle]] | akr- (to drink) => luntal akr**aga** (drunken sailor) 
-| -uz   | LOS | past [[grammar_tense|tense]] suffix | | +| -ulg  | NL < LOS "shulg" (would) < SV "shulg" (wood)((it's unknown, if pun was intended or made by mistake)) | subjunctive mood or future-in-the-past tense | pâsh (can) => pâsh**ulg** (could) 
-| -z    | EL | plural [[grammar_number|number]] suffix for declension class II | | +| -ûr   | EL | [[case_dative|dative case]] for declension class I | golug (elf) => golug**ûr** (for elf) |  
-| -zûr  | NL < EL "-ûr" | [[case_dative|dative case]] for declension class II | | +| -ut   | NL | [[grammar_infinitive|infinitive]] | gimb- (to find) => gimb**ut** (to find) 
 +| -uz   | LOS | past [[grammar_tense|tense]] suffix | thrak- (to bring) => tathrak**uz** (he brought) 
 +| -z    | EL | plural [[grammar_number|number]] suffix for declension class II | tau (forest) => tau**z** (forests) 
 +| -zûr  | NL < EL "-ûr" | [[case_dative|dative case]] for declension class II | piraga (halfling) => piraga**zûr** (for halfling) 
  
 This table contains only those case suffixes that belongs to grammatical and marginal case. For locative case endings see [[grammar_case#case_endings_table|full chart of case postpositions]]. Suffixes of [[grammar_aspect|aspect]] are also not listed, as they may be treated as clitic adverbs. This table contains only those case suffixes that belongs to grammatical and marginal case. For locative case endings see [[grammar_case#case_endings_table|full chart of case postpositions]]. Suffixes of [[grammar_aspect|aspect]] are also not listed, as they may be treated as clitic adverbs.
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