Audente adjectives

Audente Selôkon Audênti selOkon audEnti
Pronunciation:	/auˈdɛn.ti/
Spoken in:	Audentior, Raynor Isles, Universalis, Hyperborea
Language extinction:	Developed into the Audentic langauges by 1000 ASC
Region:	Audentior
Total speakers:	30 million by 230 ASC
Langauge family:	Indo-Apollic  Antyan   South Antyan    Audentic     Audente
Offical status
Offical language in:	Grace Kingdom, Audentior
Regulated by:	TBA
Langauge codes
MIC 639-1:	au
MIC 639-2:	aud
MIC 639-3:	aud
Grammar
Determiners · Nouns · Pronouns Adjectives · Prepositions · Adverbs Verbs (conjugation · irregular verbs)

Audente uses adjectives in a similar way to synthetic Indo-European languages. They usually go after the nouns that they modify, and they agree with what they refer to in terms of number, (singular/dual/plural) case (nominative/vocative/accusative/genitive/dative/instrumental) and animacy (animate/inanimate).

Adjectival Declension

Adjectives inflect to the same case, number, and animacy as their corresponding noun. They decline similar to the corresoding nominal declensions; however, the accusative and vocative inflections are always identical to the nominative. There are also only two declensions.

	golos/golon, –os/–on sacred												kenis/kenu, –is/–u poor
	Animate						Inanimate						Animate						Inanimate
	Singular		Dual		Plural		Singular		Dual		Plural		Singular		Dual		Plural		Singular		Dual		Plural
Nominative	golos	–os	golôs	–ôs	goloi	–oi	golon	–on	gololon	–olon	golôs	–ôs	kenis	–is	keniju	–iju	kenê	–kenê	kenu	–u	kenelon	–elon	kenus	–us
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive	golor	–ar	golois	–ois	golulis	–ulis	golor	–or	golois	–ois	golulis	–ulis	kenir	–ir	kenis	–is	kenelis	–elis	kenur	–ur	kenês	–ês	kenulis	–ulis
Dative	golô	–ô	golovas	–ovas	golovan	–ovan	golô	–ô	golovas	–ovas	golovan	–ovan	keneju	–eju	kenivas	–ivas	kenivam	–ivam	kenevu	–evu	kenuvas	–uvas	kenuvan	–uvan
Instrumental	golol	–ol					golol	–ol					kenil	–il					kenul	–ul

Possessive Adjectives

The posessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) are derived from the genitive form of the pronouns, and are in the –os/–on declension. They must agree with the case, person, and number of the noun they modify, like any other adjective. There are no possessive adjectives in which the posessor has dual number (both of our); the plural possessive adjectives are used instead.

First person possessive adjectives

	temos/temon, –os/–on my												nulos/nulon, –os/–on our
	Animate						Inanimate						Animate						Inanimate
	Singular		Dual		Plural		Singular		Dual		Plural		Singular		Dual		Plural		Singular		Dual		Plural
Nominative	temos	–os	temôs	–ôs	temoi	–oi	temon	–on	temolon	–olon	temôs	–ôs	nulos	–os	nulôs	–ôs	nuloi	–oi	nulon	–on	nulolon	–olon	nulôs	–ôs
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive	temor	–ar	temois	–ois	temulis	–ulis	temor	–or	temois	–ois	temulis	–ulis	nulor	–ar	nulois	–ois	nululis	–ulis	nulor	–or	nulois	–ois	nululis	–ulis
Dative	temô	–ô	temovas	–ovas	temovan	–ovan	temô	–ô	temovas	–ovas	temovan	–ovan	nulô	–ô	nulovas	–ovas	nulovan	–ovan	nulô	–ô	nulovas	–ovas	nulovan	–ovan
Instrumental	temol	–ol					temol	–ol					nulol	–ol					nulol	–ol

Second person possessive adjectives

	kemos/kemon, –os/–on thy												dulos/dulon, –os/–on your
	Animate						Inanimate						Animate						Inanimate
	Singular		Dual		Plural		Singular		Dual		Plural		Singular		Dual		Plural		Singular		Dual		Plural
Nominative	kemos	–os	kemôs	–ôs	kemoi	–oi	kemon	–on	kemolon	–olon	kemôs	–ôs	dulos	–os	dulôs	–ôs	duloi	–oi	dulon	–on	dulolon	–olon	dulôs	–ôs
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive	kemor	–ar	kemois	–ois	kemulis	–ulis	kemor	–or	kemois	–ois	kemulis	–ulis	dulor	–ar	dulois	–ois	dululis	–ulis	dulor	–or	dulois	–ois	dululis	–ulis
Dative	kemô	–ô	kemovas	–ovas	kemovan	–ovan	kemô	–ô	kemovas	–ovas	kemovan	–ovan	dulô	–ô	dulovas	–ovas	dulovan	–ovan	dulô	–ô	dulovas	–ovas	dulovan	–ovan
Instrumental	kemol	–ol					kemol	–ol					dulol	–ol					dulol	–ol

Third person possessive adjectives (animate)

	pemos/pemon, –os/–on his/her												zimos/zimon, –os/–on their (anim.)
	Animate						Inanimate						Animate						Inanimate
	Singular		Dual		Plural		Singular		Dual		Plural		Singular		Dual		Plural		Singular		Dual		Plural
Nominative	pemos	–os	pemôs	–ôs	pemoi	–oi	pemon	–on	pemolon	–olon	pemôs	–ôs	zimos	–os	zimôs	–ôs	zimoi	–oi	zimon	–on	zimolon	–olon	zimôs	–ôs
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive	pemor	–ar	pemois	–ois	pemulis	–ulis	pemor	–or	pemois	–ois	pemulis	–ulis	zimor	–ar	zimois	–ois	zimulis	–ulis	zimor	–or	zimois	–ois	zimulis	–ulis
Dative	pemô	–ô	pemovas	–ovas	pemovan	–ovan	pemô	–ô	pemovas	–ovas	pemovan	–ovan	zimô	–ô	zimovas	–ovas	zimovan	–ovan	zimô	–ô	zimovas	–ovas	zimovan	–ovan
Instrumental	pemol	–ol					pemol	–ol					zimol	–ol					zimol	–ol

Third person possessive adjectives (inanimate)

	pôvos/pôvon, –os/–on its												zomos/zomon, –os/–on their (inan.)
	Animate						Inanimate						Animate						Inanimate
	Singular		Dual		Plural		Singular		Dual		Plural		Singular		Dual		Plural		Singular		Dual		Plural
Nominative	pôvos	–os	pôvôs	–ôs	pôvoi	–oi	pôvon	–on	pôvolon	–olon	pôvôs	–ôs	zomos	–os	zomôs	–ôs	zomoi	–oi	zomon	–on	zomolon	–olon	zomôs	–ôs
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive	pôvor	–ar	pôvois	–ois	pôvulis	–ulis	pôvor	–or	pôvois	–ois	pôvulis	–ulis	zomor	–ar	zomois	–ois	zomulis	–ulis	zomor	–or	zomois	–ois	zomulis	–ulis
Dative	pôvô	–ô	pôvovas	–ovas	pôvovan	–ovan	pôvô	–ô	pôvovas	–ovas	pôvovan	–ovan	zomô	–ô	zomovas	–ovas	zomovan	–ovan	zomô	–ô	zomovas	–ovas	zomovan	–ovan
Instrumental	pôvol	–ol					pôvol	–ol					zomol	–ol					zomol	–ol

Adjective Infixes

The following infixes are added between the stem of the adjective and the suffix to create positive (as ... as) , comparitive (-er, more) and superlative (-est, most) forms of the adjective.

	Infix	Example	Meaning
Positive	–∅–	kenis	poor
Comparative	–emp–	kenempis	poorer
Superlative	–ant–	kenantis	poorest

Adverbs

An adverb is made from an adjective with the suffix –abo; adverbs are indeclinable. Comparative and superlative adverbs may be made using the same adjectival infixes.

	Affix	Example	Meaning
Positive	–abo	kenabo	poorly
Comparative	–empabo	kenempabo	more poorly
Superlative	–antabo	kenantabo	most poorly

Syntax of Adjectives

Position of Adjectives

• Attributive adjectives are placed in the noun clause after the noun they modify: oi radam golon (The sacred book)
• The article may be added before the adjective, to place emphasis on the noun, with the attributive being used as a further explanation: oi radam oi golon (The book, i.e. the sacred one)

• Adjectives may also be placed in predicate position: oi radam lal golon. (The book is sacred.)
• The article may be placed before the predicate adjective, serving as an impersonal pronoun: šê radam lal oi golon. (That book is the sacred one.)

Comparisons

• Than is expressed through the genitive of comparison; the thing which is being compared is placed in the genitive case: šê frêkis lal šokempir em brakir pemor. (This son is younger than his brother.)

• The degree of difference between the two things compared is in the dative case: šê frêkis lal trine fuppija šokempeju eus brakeju pemô. (This son is five years younger than his brother.)

• The partitive genitive is the whole of which a part is taken in the genitive. This genitive is used with nouns, adjectives, and verbs, and is especially common with superlatives and indefinite pronouns. The partitive genitive goes into the predicate position: žôpos im frengalis (Many of the men)