Noun and Adjective Agreement Flashcards

In invented language Frentic, nouns are masculine (M) or feminine (F). Adjectives add '-im' for M and '-af' for F. 'Brak' (M, stone) + 'vel' (big). What is 'big stone'?

Answer: Brak velim

Masculine noun 'brak' requires '-im' on adjective: 'vel' → 'velim'. Adjective follows noun.

In Zorathi, adjectives agree with nouns in class: Class A nouns get adjective suffix '-on', Class B get '-en', Class C get '-an'. 'Talu' (Class B) = woman. 'Vel' = tall. How do you say 'tall woman'?

Answer: Talu velen

Class B requires '-en' on adjective: 'vel' + '-en' = 'velen'. Phrase: 'Talu velen.'

In Veltari, adjectives must agree with nouns in BOTH number (singular vs plural) and gender (M/F). Singular M = '-im', Plural M = '-imon', Singular F = '-af', Plural F = '-afon'. 'Nalu' (F, plural) = horses. 'Bren' = fast. What is 'fast horses'?

Answer: Nalu brenafon

Plural feminine: '-afon'. 'Bren' + '-afon' = 'brenafon'. Phrase: 'Nalu brenafon.'

Invented Snarvic: all adjectives are invariable (never change form) regardless of noun gender or number. 'Mako' (F, tree), 'makos' (F plural, trees), 'doru' (M, man). Adjective 'vel' = tall. 'Tall trees' = ?

Answer: Makos vel

Invariable adjectives never change: 'vel' stays 'vel' regardless of number or gender.

In Drelvic, animacy controls adjective agreement: animate nouns use adjective suffix '-tal', inanimate use '-rak'. 'Kenu' (dog, animate) + 'shor' (fast). What is 'fast dog'?

Answer: Kenu shortal

Dog is animate → '-tal'. 'Shor' + '-tal' = 'shortal'. Phrase: 'Kenu shortal.'

In Trelkan, adjectives that come before the noun take prefix 'a-', adjectives that follow take suffix '-o'. In 'Avel brak' vs 'Brak velo', what is the rule?

Answer: Pre-nominal adjectives take 'a-' prefix; post-nominal adjectives take '-o' suffix.

'Avel brak' = adjective (a+vel) before noun; 'brak velo' = noun before adjective (vel+o).