Drow grammar really isn't that different from Common Tongue grammar. The Drow are just more peckish about a misuse of 
that grammar. Here below is a sum up of the basics of Drow grammar. If you have any questions or see a mistake that needs
fixing tell Kier so that she can take care of it as soon as possible.

Grammar of the Drow Language

  1. Verbs
  2. Adjectives
  3. Adverbs
  4. Plurals
  5. Possessive

Verbs

     Drow verbs have different endings depending on the form it's spoken in. It can get confusing, but common works pretty much in the same way.

There's the verb tense: past, present, future (and the perfects, but we won't get into that much). Then the number: plural or singular (one or a bunch).

And finally, person: first person ("I"), second person ("you") and third person ("they"). Like we said that can get confusing, but we'll do our best to

make it fairly understandable for you.
  1. Tense
  2. Number
  3. Person
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Verbs: Tense

     This one is pretty easy. Just remember that words ending with 'ed' in Common tongue end with 'us' in Drow tongue. Words that normally end with 'ing' in Common, end with 'in' in Drow. And future tense doesn't really have an extra ending, so there's no worry there.

Examples: The word 'kill' ('elgg') in past, present and future tense.

Past tense
Common She killed him.
Drow Il elggus ukta.

Present tense
Common She is killing him.
Drow Il zhah elggin ukta.

Future tense
Common She will kill him.
Drow Il orn elgg ukta.
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Verbs: Number

   When dealing with numbers in verbs you just have to know if you're talking about the target noun (the thing the verb is talking about) in the single or plural form. In Drow, you use 'ar' on verbs that follow the singular of something in the present tense.

Examples: The word 'try' (xundin) and 'whine' (elg'car) in the verb-number form.

 

Singular

Plural
Common One man tries Two men try.
Drow Uss jaluk xundinar. Draa jaluken xundin.
Common The fool whines. The fools whine.
Drow Lil wael elg'carar. Lil waelen elg'car.
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Verbs: Person

     A Drow verb in the person form covers who you're speaking from. First person is speaking from your point of view. "I went to the store." Second person is speaking from the point of view of the person you're talking to. "You went to the store." Third person speaks from the view of pretty much no one, you're just watching and aren't really involved. "They went to the store." It's like you're telling a story about someone other than you or the person you're talking to. The only person-form you have to worry about is third person. When speaking in the third person (present tense) in Drow you add an 'e' after the verb. The only time you have to worry about using this grammar rule is if you're telling a story about someone else.

Examples: The words 'hurt' (jiv'und) and 'punish' (sarn'elgg) in verb-person.

 

First Person

Second Person

Third Person
Common I hurt him. You hurt him. She hurts him.
Drow Usstan jiv'und ukta. Dos jiv'und ukta. Il jiv'unde ukta.
 
Common I punish him. You punish him. They punish him.
Drow Usstan sarn'elgg ukta. Dos sarn'elgg ukta. Nind sarn'elgge ukta.

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Adjectives

   Like Common tongue, Drow adjectives are split up into three sections. The positive (just normal descriptive words like 'Blue' or 'Ugly'), the comparative (descriptive words ending with 'er' like 'Bluer' and 'Uglier') and the superlative (descriptive words that end with 'est' like 'Bluest' and 'Ugliest'). The positive is usually normal, you don't add anything to it. In the comparative of Drow you add 'ur' instead of 'er' to the end of the adjective. To the superlative words you add 'url' instead of 'est' on the end of a adjective. Then there are there common words that have the suffix 'ful' attached to it (like aweful or beautiful). With those, instead of adding 'ful' you would add 'urn' to the adjective then put the words 'more' or 'most' in front of it.

Examples:

Positive Comparative Superlative
Common Strong Stronger Strongest
Drow Z'ress Z'ressur Z'ressurl
 
Common Bloody Bloodier Bloodiest
Drow Vlosne Vlosnur Vlosnurl
 
Common Playful More Playful Most Playful
Drow Jivvinurn Mzild Jivvinurn Mzilst Jivvinurn
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Adverbs

    Adverbs work pretty much the same as adjectives, with the three sections. The positive, the comparative and the superlative. Only, instead of just being descriptive words, they're verbs that are being used to describe another verb. 

For example: "He slowly went insane."

 'Slowly' is the adverb that is modifying (describing) the verb 'went'. Then there are adverbs that modify (describe) adjectives.

Example: "You need a better blue dress."

'Better' is the adverb modifying the adjective 'blue'.

Anyway, the endings over the adverbs in Drow are mostly the same as the Drow Adjectives. The positive is usually normal, you don't add anything to it. In the comparative of Drow you add 'ur' instead of 'er' to the end of the adjective. To the superlative words you add 'url' instead of 'est' on the end of a adjective. Then there are there common words that have the suffix 'ly' attached to it (like weakly or beautifully). With those, instead of adding 'ly' you would add 'ne' to the adjective (unless it already ends with an 'n', then you just add an 'e') then put the words 'more' or 'most' in front of it.

Example:

Positive Comparative Superlative
Common Fair Better Best
Drow Al Alur Alurl
 
Common Helplessly More Helplessly Most Helplessly
Drow Xxizz'elgne Mzild Xxizz'elgne Mzilst Xxizz'elgne
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Plurals

When using the plural form of a (noun!) object, being or place (talking about a bunch of something) instead of adding an 's' like common language, the Drow add 'en' or 'n.' Use 'en' when the word you speak ends with a consonant (non-vowels) and use 'n' when the word you're using ends with a vowel (a, e, i, o and u).

Examples: 

Common (English) Drow
Singular (just one) Woman Jalil
Plural (multiple) Women Jalilen
 
Singular Life Dro
Plural Lives Dron
 
Singular Sword Velve
Plural Swords Velven
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Possessive

     Drow possessive case is not really different from Common (English) possessive. When you're talking about something belonging to someone or an attribute about them, all you do is add "'s" to the subject. Or if the word already has an "s" at the end, add an apostrophe ( ' ) to the end of the target word.

Examples:

Common That is the warrior's armor.
Drow Nindel zhah lil jaluk's ky'ostal.
Common The goddess' temper is bad.
Drow Lil quarval-sharess' nindos zhah verin.
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