Definite Articles
There
are no indefinite articles in Elefdar; the indefinite article (“a”
or “an”) is assumed, unless the definite article (“the”) is
used. The definite article always declines to the same case and
number as its connected noun. The definite articles are declined in
the next table.
Single | Plural | |
---|---|---|
Nominative
|
da
-
|
dar
-er
[-r]
|
Genitive
|
dai
-i
|
dair
-ir
|
Accusative,
Dative
|
da
-a
[-]
|
darn
-ern
[-rn]
|
By virtue of the nominal declensions, there is no specific word order
prescribed in the Elefdar tongue when constructing phrases and
sentences. Rather, the importance of certain words in the phrase or
sentence is what determines their position. If the subject is of
paramount importance, then it will be placed at the head of the
phrase. But if the object is considered by the speaker to be more
important, then it will be placed at the head. Generally, the subject
and object will be separated at least by the verb, and possibly by
other things like the indirect object – but this is not always the
case. It is also possible to emphasize a word by placing it at the
end of a sentence or phrase – thus, the verb could be placed at the
end, following any combination of subject, object, and modifiers.
Particles
Elefdar
uses a particle to negate a verb or phrase. The negation particle can
be placed either at the beginning of a phrase, or just before the
verb which is to be negated for extra emphasis.
Negation (“no”, “not”) | |
---|---|
Particle
|
ni
|
Conjunctions
Conjunctions,
like particles, are neither conjugated nor declined. Elefdar makes
use of conjunctions to express a simple “this and that”, a
simple “this or that”, an inclusive “this and/or
that”, and a simple “(neither) this nor that”. The
conjunctions are listed in the following table.
And | Or | And/Or | Nor | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conjunction
|
hai
|
hu
|
hïu
|
hüin
|
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