Applying Fictional Grammar Rules Flashcards

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'?

Answer: Keli shorna

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

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'?

Answer: Drep dreper

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

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'?

Answer: Noval fenu talo vrik.

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

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)?

Answer: Drulen

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

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?

Answer: Seno tal palu.

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

In the language Helvari, a noun is pluralized by adding '-es' if it ends in a vowel and '-is' if it ends in a consonant. 'Mako' (tree) → 'Makoes'. What is the plural of 'Brenk' (cloud)?

Answer: Brenkis

'Brenk' ends in consonant 'k', so plural is formed with '-is': 'Brenkis.'