Dalmatian grammar

Dalmatian grammar
This article outlines the grammar of the Dalmatian language.

Alphabet
ABDEFGIJKLMNOPQRSTUVZY

Nouns
A Dalmatian noun has a gender (masculine or feminine) and is inflected for number (singular or plural). The plural is formed with the ending -i for masculine and -e for feminine nouns.

Articles
The indefinite article is yoin (one), whose feminine form is yoina. Examples: yoina kuosa - one house, a house yoin jomno - one man, a man The definite article for masculine nouns is el in singular and i in plural. The definite article for feminine nouns is la in singular and le in plural. Before place names in the dative case, the articles are used in the forms in tel, in tela, in teli and in tele or abbreviated as nel, nela, neli and nele. Examples: e sant el ? - What is it? La sant yoina kuosa. - It is a house. Jo sant la kuosa ? - Where is the house? La kuosa sant in tela ituot. - The house is in the city. Jo sant el Juarbol ? - Where is the tree? El Juarbol sant in tel buasc. - The tree is in the wood.

Adjectives
The adjectives are used before nouns and also have masculine and feminine gender and singular and plural number. Examples: Maura kuosa - Big house La maura kuosa - The big house Briv kavul - Fast horse El briv kavul - The fast horse

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Pronouns
Personal pronouns
Singular
Person Pronoun Meaning First ju I thou he she

Second te Third jal jala

Plural
Person Pronoun Meaning First nu we ye they they

Second vu Third jali jale

Oblique personal pronouns

Singular
Person Pronoun Meaning First me/main me thee him her

Second toi Third joi joe

Plural
Person Pronoun Meaning First noi us you them

Second voi Third jai

Possessive pronouns
Singular

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Person Pronoun Meaning First mi/maja my thy his her

Second to/toa Third de jal de jala

Plural
Person First Pronoun Meaning

nuester/nuestra our your their their

Second vester/vestra Third de jali de jale

Prepositions
in - in bas de - below de - of da - from, of dri - behind saupra - on ali - at

Verbs
The Dalmatian language does not distinguish between the continuous and simple forms. The present tense is formed from the personal pronoun, the infinitive stem, and the present endings: Singular 1. -a, -uo 2. -e 3. -a, -uo Plural 1. -aime 2. -aite 3. -a, -uo Example: favular (to speak) Singular 1. Ju favula (I speak, I am speaking) 2. Te favule (Thou speakest, thou art speaking) 3. Jal favula (He speaks, he is speaking) Plural 1. Nu favulaime (We speak, we are speaking) 2. Vu favulaite (Ye speak, ye are speaking)

Dalmatian grammar 3. Jali favula (They speak, they are speaking) The past tense is formed from the personal pronoun, the infinitive stem, the suffixes -ua or -oua, and the present endings. Singular 1. Ju favlua (I was speaking, I spoke) 2. Te favlue (Thou wast speaking, thou spokest) 3. Jal favlua (He was speaking, he spoke) Plural 1. Nu favluaime (We were speaking, we spoke) 2. Vu favluaite (Ye were speaking, ye spoke) 3. Jali favlua (They were speaking, they spoke) The future tense is formed from the infinitive form (ending in -ar, -ur, or -ro) and the future endings: Singular 1. -e 2. -e 3. -e Plural 1. -me 2. -te 3. -e Examples: Singular 1. Ju favulare (I shall speak) 2. Te favulare (Thou wilt speak) 3. Jal favulare (He will speak) Plural 1. Nu favularme (We shall speak) 2. Vu favularte (Ye will speak) 3. Jal favulare (They will speak) The passive is formed from the past participle (ending in -ait, -oit, or -uat) and the prefixes joi or jai. Examples: 1. joi nascoit (is born) 2. jai glazait (is frozen) 3. joi talyuat (is cut) The Dalmatian language has also a conditional form: Sta nuat el foit en maur gheluat, kve tota la jakva joi glazait. Last night it was so cold, and all water has been frozen. The imperative is formed from the infinitive stem and endings: -ai - second person singular -aite - second person plural Examples: duai! - give!

Dalmatian grammar vedai ! - look! The imperative can also be formed from the imperative form of the verb "to be" and the infinitive: Saime vedar - Let us go Sait fuot - Let it be The verb "to be": Infinitive: Saite Singular 1. Ju sai 2. Te sante 3. Jal sant Plural 1. Nu saime 2. Vu saite 3. Jali sant

Adverbs
Adverbs of place and direction: luc - here cauc - there sois - upwards sote - under dri - behind

Adverbs of time: anin - before dapu - after diatremun - then junkaura - against, still adias - now

Links
http://dalmatianlanguage.yolasite.com/grammar.php

Article Sources and Contributors

Article Sources and Contributors

Dalmatian grammar Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=471471977 Contributors: Cgboeree, Dalmatiaforce, Khazar, Mblumber, Novalis, RPlunk2853, The wub, Tyrael86, Wuhwuzdat, 14 anonymous edits

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