Yulish Grammar

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Yulish is a fusional language.

Nouns

Nouns in Yulish decline for case, number, and definiteness. There are three cases: plain, objective, and vocative; and two numbers: singular and plural. Nouns have indefinite and definite forms. Nouns also have possessed forms, one for each person-number combination.

Pronouns

Personal pronouns decline for case (plain, objective, and vocative) and number (singular and plural), similarly to nouns. There are also reflexive personal pronouns.

Adjectives

Adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in case, number and definiteness. Adjectives can be compared in three forms of comparison: positive, comparative, and superlative. Manner adverbs are regularly formed from adjectives.

Verbs

Yulish verbs conjugate for tense, mood, and voice, and agree with their subjects in person and number. There are two tenses: past and non-past; two moods: indicative and imperative; and two voices: active and passive. There are also non-finite participle and infinitive forms.