Nouns and Modifiers

Nouns act almost exactly like they do in English, they represent objects, places, or things.

As a very basic example “apple” -> [pomira]. “cat” -> [ka’alat]. Nouns do not have grammatical gender and are always considered singular.

To mention a specific the a direct translation for the world “the” exists -> [dal]. “the house” -> [dal romul]. The singular object world “a” or “an” does not exist, to translate this it is simply dropped. “a dog” -> [se’imel].

While nouns are very basic, modifiers require a little explanation. In the simplest a modifier modifies a word; it is put on the end of a word. Here will be the modifiers used for all words and not ones that are specific to verbs.

To be similar to/like = [su/us]*31

Great/special/lots/often  = [va’a/a’av]*31

Small/little/tiny = [ili/li’i]*31

Not/negation = [na/an]*31

Plural = [sa/as]*31

Spawn of/child of  = [et]*31

This set of modifiers is used to modify almost any word. The most basic is [sa/as] as this means plurality ( of a non-distinct number ). For example “apples” [pomiras].

[va’a/a’av] is used to add greatness to a word. For example. “rock” -> [baris]  into “bolder” -> [barisa’av]

[ili/li’i] is like above but the opposite. For example “rock” -> [baris] into “pebble” -> [barisili]

[na/an] is used for negation quite simple, it can be used for all types of words but works well with verbs. “to fear” -> [feresil] and “to fear not” -> [feresilan].

[us/su] to be similar to, this is the most fluid as it just expand the meaning of the word. For example “bag” -> [bevas] can be expanded into a more general sack or carring pouch with [bevasus]

[et] this is used with mostly human words or animals. “sheep” -> [ba’alos] into “lamb” -> [ba’aloset]