DLAB Applying Fictional Grammar Rules 3

Question 1

The fictional language Veltari marks possession with the suffix '-na' on the possessed noun. 'Shor' means 'book', 'Keli' means 'Maria'. How do you say 'Maria's book'?

Accepted Answer

Keli shorna

Answer

The possessed noun 'shor' takes '-na', and the possessor comes first: 'Keli shorna.'

Question 2

In Bruntic, comparative adjectives are formed by repeating the adjective and adding '-er' to the second copy. 'Fast' is 'drep'. How do you say 'faster'?

Accepted Answer

Drep dreper

Answer

Repeat 'drep' and add '-er' to the second copy: 'Drep dreper.'

Question 3

The made-up language Ozwik requires that time words always appear at the beginning of the sentence, before the subject. Given: 'Fenu talo vrik.' (The woman sings.) and 'Noval' means 'yesterday', how do you say 'Yesterday the woman sang'?

Accepted Answer

Noval fenu talo vrik.

Answer

Time words precede the subject, so 'noval' (yesterday) goes first: 'Noval fenu talo vrik.'

Question 4

In Trelkan, direct objects are marked by infixing '-ul-' after the first consonant cluster of the object noun. 'Brak' (stone) as a direct object becomes 'Br-ul-ak' = 'Brulak'. Applying this rule, what is the direct object form of 'Dren' (river)?

Accepted Answer

Drulen

Answer

Infix '-ul-' after first consonant cluster 'Dr-': Dr + ul + en = 'Drulen.'

Question 5

Molvex uses object-verb-subject (OVS) word order, opposite to English SVO. Given that 'Palu' = cat, 'Seno' = fish, 'Tal' = eats, how do you say 'The cat eats the fish' in Molvex?

Accepted Answer

Seno tal palu.

Answer

OVS order: Object (fish=seno) + Verb (tal) + Subject (cat=palu) = 'Seno tal palu.'

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DLAB Applying Fictional Grammar Rules 3