PLURALIZATION
Withstanding irregular forms, a plural
is completed by "en" if it ends in a consonant or "n" if it ends in a vowel.
| Singular |
Plural |
| Jabbress (Mistress) |
Jabbressen (Mistresses) |
| Velve (Blade) |
Velven (Blades) |
POSSESSIVE CASE
Coincidentally, the possessive case
in the Drow language is very similar to the Common Tongue used by most
races. The
possessive case is completed with "'s"
except if the word ends in "s" where upon "'" is added.
Sarn lil velg'larn's inthen
{Beware the assassin's schemes}
Nindil zhah lil Valsharess' elgluth
{That is the Valsharess' whip}
VERBS
A verb has different forms depending
on its number (singular or plural); person (first, second, third); voice
(active, passive);
tense (present, past, future, present
perfect, past perfect, future perfect); and mood (indicative, imperative,
subjunctive).
NUMBER: Withstanding irregular verbs,
the singular form is completed with "ar".
| Singular |
Plural |
Lil sargtlin elggar
(The warrior kills) |
Lil sargtlinen elgg
(The warriors kill) |
Uss jaluk elar
(One male dies) |
Draa jaluken el
(Two males die) |
PERSON
Verbs usually have a different form
only in the third person singular of the present tense. Withstanding irregular
verbs, the third person singular of
the present tense is completed with "e".
| Usstan belbau(I give) |
Dos belbau(You give) |
Uk belbaue(He gives) |
| Usstan luth(I cast) |
Dos luth(You cast) |
Il luthe(She casts) |
VOICE
A passive verb is a combination of a
"be" verb and a past participle.
Active:
L'Yathrin harventhe ukt karliik
(The Yathrin severs his head)
Passive:
Ukt karliik zhahus harventhus a'lil
Yathrin
(His head was severed by the Yathrin)
TENSE
Withstanding irregular verbs, the past
tense is completed with "us".
|
Active Voice |
Passive Voice |
| Present Tense |
Uk phlithe
(He hates) |
Uk zhah phlithus
(He is hated) |
| Past Tense |
Usstan phlithus
(I hated) |
Usstan zhahus phlithus
(I was hated) |
| Future Tense |
Dos orn phlith
(You will hate) |
Dos orn tlu phlithus
(You will be hated) |
| Present Perfect |
Dos inbal phlithus
(You have hated) |
Dos inbal tlus phlithus
(You have been hated) |
| Past Perfect |
Il inbalus phlithus
(She had hated) |
Il inbalus tlus phlithus
She had been hated) |
| Future Perfect |
Usstan zhal inbal phlithus
(I shall have hated) |
Usstan zhal inbal tlus phlithus (I shall
have been hated) |
MOOD
The mood of the verb indicates the tone
in which the statement is made. The common "-ing" ending found in many
verbs of the indicative mood is completed
with "-in". There are no other endings for the imperative or subjunctive
moods.
Indicative
Udos phuul raldarin l'waess da'fol rivvin.
(We are stripping the skin from some
humans)
ADJECTIVES
Adjectives have three forms: positive,
comparative, and superlative. Withstanding irregular forms, the comparative
form is
completed with "ur" while the superlative
is completed with "url". The common "-ful" suffix for many adjectives is
indicated by
"'urn".
| Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
| Olath (Dark) |
Olathur (Darker) |
Olathurl (Darkest) |
| Ssin'urn (Beautiful) |
Mzild ssin'urn
(More beautiful) |
Mzilst ssin'urn
(Most beautiful) |
ADVERBS
Adverbs, like adjectives, have three
forms: positive, comparative, and superlative. Withstanding irregular forms,
the
comparative form is completed with "ur"
while the superlative is completed with "url". The common "-ly" suffix
for many
adverbs is indicated by "ne" (or "e"
if ending in "n").
| Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
| Al (Well) |
Alur (Better) |
Alurl (Best) |
| Ssin'urne (Beautifully) |
Mzild ssin'urne
(More beautifully) |
Mzilst ssin'urne
Most beautifully) |
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