Sarkezhe Grammar: Difference between revisions
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Nouns in Sarkezhe decline for case. The cases are standard (i.e. nominative), genitive, allative, ablative, and illative. | Nouns in Sarkezhe decline for case. The cases are standard (i.e. nominative), genitive, allative, ablative, and illative. | ||
===Noun | ===Noun class=== | ||
Nouns are categorized into nine noun classes | Nouns are categorized into nine noun classes: | ||
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! V | ! V | ||
| Hard | | Hard | ||
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! VII | ! VII | ||
| Container | | Container | ||
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! IX | ! IX | ||
| | | Abstract | ||
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===Noun | ===Noun declension=== | ||
Noun declension differs depending on if the noun root has front or back vowels, according to the vowel harmony rules of Sarkezhe. | Noun declension differs depending on if the noun root has front or back vowels, according to the vowel harmony rules of Sarkezhe. | ||
==Pronouns== | ==Pronouns== | ||
Personal pronouns, like nouns, decline for case. There are first-person and second-person singular, as well as plural, pronouns. Each noun class has its own third-person pronoun. | Personal pronouns, like nouns, decline for case. There are first-person and second-person singular, as well as plural, pronouns. Each noun class has its own third-person pronoun. | ||
==Verbs== | |||
Verbs in Sarkezhe conjugate for telicity, polarity and voice. They agree with their subject and object, depending on the transitivity of the verb. Telicity is marked for positive polarity verbs. Telicity is marked differently depending on the transitivity of the verb. There is positive polarity, as well as three forms of negative polarity (negation): non-immediate negation, indifferent negation and refusal. | |||
[[Category:Sarkezhe language|Grammar]] | [[Category:Sarkezhe language|Grammar]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:24, 29 April 2024
Sarkezhe is a synthetic language.
Nouns
Nouns in Sarkezhe decline for case. The cases are standard (i.e. nominative), genitive, allative, ablative, and illative.
Noun class
Nouns are categorized into nine noun classes:
| Class | Description |
|---|---|
| I | Cats |
| II | Diminutive animate |
| III | Augmentative animate |
| IV | Soft |
| V | Hard |
| VI | Liquid |
| VII | Container |
| VIII | Tool |
| IX | Abstract |
Noun declension
Noun declension differs depending on if the noun root has front or back vowels, according to the vowel harmony rules of Sarkezhe.
Pronouns
Personal pronouns, like nouns, decline for case. There are first-person and second-person singular, as well as plural, pronouns. Each noun class has its own third-person pronoun.
Verbs
Verbs in Sarkezhe conjugate for telicity, polarity and voice. They agree with their subject and object, depending on the transitivity of the verb. Telicity is marked for positive polarity verbs. Telicity is marked differently depending on the transitivity of the verb. There is positive polarity, as well as three forms of negative polarity (negation): non-immediate negation, indifferent negation and refusal.