DLAB Comprehensive Rule Application 2

Question 1

Study these Prelvak sentences: 'Doru vel.' (Man runs.) 'Fenu vel.' (Woman runs.) 'Doru talo.' (Man sings.) 'Fenu talo.' (Woman sings.) 'Doru mak.' (Man sleeps.) Which means 'The woman sleeps'?

Accepted Answer

Fenu mak.

Answer

'Fenu' = woman, 'mak' = sleeps; pattern confirms subject-verb order.

Question 2

From the Telvari examples: 'Nak bren.' (Bird flies.) 'Nak palu.' (Bird swims.) 'Shor bren.' (Fish flies.) 'Shor palu.' (Fish swims.) 'Melu bren.' (Cat flies.) What does 'Melu palu.' mean?

Accepted Answer

Cat swims.

Answer

'Melu' = cat, 'palu' = swims, so 'Melu palu.' = Cat swims.

Question 3

In invented language Velkish, all sentences follow Subject-Object-Verb order. Given: 'Talu shor dren.' = 'The woman eats fish.' What does 'Shor talu dren.' mean?

Accepted Answer

The fish eats the woman.

Answer

SOV order: Shor (fish) = subject, talu (woman) = object, dren (eats) = verb → 'Fish eats woman.'

Question 4

Observe: Delvori 'Mako vel' = 'The tree bends.' Delvori 'Mako vel-om' = 'The trees bend.' Delvori 'Prenu vel' = 'The fire bends.' What does 'Prenu vel-om' mean?

Accepted Answer

The fires bend.

Answer

'-om' marks plural; 'prenu' = fire, so 'prenu vel-om' = 'The fires bend.'

Question 5

From these Norvik pairs: 'Brak-al talo.' = 'He sings loudly.' 'Brak-ul talo.' = 'He sang loudly.' 'Fenu-al vel.' = 'She runs now.' What does 'Fenu-ul vel.' mean?

Accepted Answer

She ran.

Answer

'-ul' is past tense (from brak-ul), 'fenu' = she, 'vel' = runs → 'She ran.'

DLAB - Defense Language Aptitude Battery Practice Test

DLAB - Defense Language Aptitude Battery Practice Test

DLAB Comprehensive Rule Application 2