Grammar
The articles are invariable:
- lo (the) : lo frato, lo soro, lo arbro --> l'arbro
- un (a/an) : un arbro
Adjectives end in a and are invariable:
- un bona soro, un bona frato, lo bona fratos (pas de s à lo, ni à bona)
Adverbs end in e and are invariable:
- bon --> bone
Singular nouns end in o, which can be dropped. Plural nouns end in os.
- arbr(o), frat(o), sor(o), arbros
Pronouns (subject, object, possessive)
| Translation | Subject | Object | Possessive |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | mi | me | ma |
| you | tu | te | ta |
| he | il | le | la |
| she | el | le | la |
| (reflexive) | so | se | sa |
| we | nos | ne | na |
| you | vu | ve | va |
| they (m.) | zi | ze | za |
| they (f.) | zel | ze/zey | za |
- Mi vidar te = I see you
- Tu vidar me = You see me
Verbs:
Present : ar --> mi vidar (I see) Past : ir --> mi vidir (I saw/have seen) Future : or --> mi vidor (I will see) Conditional : ur --> mi vidur (I would see) Imperative/infinitive : i --> vidi! (See!) Past participle : at --> vidat (adjective : vidata) (Seen) Present participle : ande --> vidante (adjective : vidanta) (Seeing) Future participle : inde --> vidinde (adjective : vidinda) (Will be seen)Read more about this topic: Neo (constructed Language)
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