Stonebreaker Language/Grammar/Prepositions - Revision history

Talad: Reverted edits by Luca (Talk) to last revision by Josellis

2010-12-10T22:35:48Z

Reverted edits by Luca (Talk) to last revision by Josellis

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	~~spam~~		= Prepositions =

			'''Work in Progress'''
			These are the little words like 'on', 'in', 'at' In the generic sense, these are more correctly referred to as 'adpositions'. In English, they can be used to modify a verb or noun or to complement verbs, nouns, adjectives or other adpositions.

			In Stonebreaker, adpositions tend to be used to modify verbs, creating a [[Stonebreaker Language/Phrasal Verbs\|phrasal verb]]. Examples include:
			Imidna: to go in
			Sulmitna: To put on
			Kumvenna: to come together.


			== Cases ==

			The scope of the preposition is modified by tbe case of the object of the sentence. Where movement is indicated (for example into, out of, through) the Dative case is used. Where there is no movement or the preposition describes the status of the object, the Ablative, Accusative or Genitive case is used, depending on the meaning. This can be a little confusing, and is best shown through real examples:


			''Arka imid Barldomol (Dative)'': Arka goes into the Tavern

			''Arka imei Barldomom (Ablative)'': Arka is in the Tavern

			''Arka Immit Mela Baggirtol or't'': Arka puts an Apple into her bag (Apple is the subject and so is in the Accusative case, Bag is in the Dative case)

			''Arka imavoy Baggirtom Lordbugor'': Arka looks in Lordbug's bag (Here Bag is in the Ablative case and Lordbug is in the Genitive)

			Note the combination of two adpositions, ''im'' (in) and ''a'' (at) to convey the idea of 'to look in'

			However:

			''Arka imkerk Mela Baggirtom Lordbugor'': Arka looks for (searches) an Apple in Lordbug's bag

			Here, imkerkna means 'to search in' which takes the Ablative (nothing is moving here). The thing being searched for is the subject of the sentence and so takes the Accusative case.

			By using the correct cases, many concepts can be expressed without the use of prepositions. For example:

			''Arka avoy Ekk fekel Harnquistom'': Arka looks at the axe made by Hanquist

			Here the adposition 'a' (at) before the verb ''voyna'' modifies 'to see' to mean 'to look at'. This takes the '''Accusative''' (as the object of the sentence - in this case, the axe). Harnquist is expressed in the '''Instrumental''' case which conveys the meaning that the axe was made by him. Note that that in Stonebreaker, the Instrumental case is identical to the Ablative (used to express the concept of 'from').

			''Arka don Ekk Lordbugol'': Arka gives the axe to Lordbug ('''Dative''' case to express 'to')

			Putting these together:

			''Arka avoy Ekk fekel Harnquistom Lordgugol'': Arka looks at the axe made by Harnquist for (to) Lordbug

			Takng this further:

			''Arka don Lordbugol Ekk Harnquistom'': Ark gives Lordbug an axe from Harnquist (one of Harnquist's axes - in the sense of made by him)

			Contrast this with:

			''Arka don Lordbugol Ekk Harnquistor'': Arka gives Lordbug Harnquist's axe (an axe belonging to Harnquist)

			Note that the sense of the sentence is conveyed by the case of the nouns, not the word order.

			[[CATEGORY:Stonebreaker Language\|Grammar, Prepositions]]

Luca at 21:16, 10 December 2010

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	~~= Prepositions =~~		spam

	~~'''Work in Progress'''~~
	These are the little words like 'on', 'in', 'at' In the generic sense, these are more correctly referred to as 'adpositions'. In English, they can be used to modify a verb or noun or to complement verbs, nouns, adjectives or other adpositions.

	~~In Stonebreaker, adpositions tend to be used to modify verbs, creating a [[Stonebreaker Language/Phrasal Verbs\|phrasal verb]]. Examples include:~~
	~~Imidna: to go in~~
	~~Sulmitna: To put on~~
	~~Kumvenna: to come together.~~


	~~== Cases ==~~

	The scope of the preposition is modified by tbe case of the object of the sentence. Where movement is indicated (for example into, out of, through) the Dative case is used. Where there is no movement or the preposition describes the status of the object, the Ablative, Accusative or Genitive case is used, depending on the meaning. This can be a little confusing, and is best shown through real examples:


	~~''Arka imid Barldomol (Dative)'': Arka goes into the Tavern~~

	~~''Arka imei Barldomom (Ablative)'': Arka is in the Tavern~~

	~~''Arka Immit Mela Baggirtol or't'': Arka puts an Apple into her bag (Apple is the subject and so is in the Accusative case, Bag is in the Dative case)~~

	~~''Arka imavoy Baggirtom Lordbugor'': Arka looks in Lordbug's bag (Here Bag is in the Ablative case and Lordbug is in the Genitive)~~

	~~Note the combination of two adpositions, ''im'' (in) and ''a'' (at) to convey the idea of 'to look in'~~

	~~However:~~

	~~''Arka imkerk Mela Baggirtom Lordbugor'': Arka looks for (searches) an Apple in Lordbug's bag~~

	~~Here, imkerkna means 'to search in' which takes the Ablative (nothing is moving here). The thing being searched for is the subject of the sentence and so takes the Accusative case.~~

	~~By using the correct cases, many concepts can be expressed without the use of prepositions. For example:~~

	~~''Arka avoy Ekk fekel Harnquistom'': Arka looks at the axe made by Hanquist~~

	Here the adposition 'a' (at) before the verb ''voyna'' modifies 'to see' to mean 'to look at'. This takes the '''Accusative''' (as the object of the sentence - in this case, the axe). Harnquist is expressed in the '''Instrumental''' case which conveys the meaning that the axe was made by him. Note that that in Stonebreaker, the Instrumental case is identical to the Ablative (used to express the concept of 'from').

	~~''Arka don Ekk Lordbugol'': Arka gives the axe to Lordbug ('''Dative''' case to express 'to')~~

	~~Putting these together:~~

	~~''Arka avoy Ekk fekel Harnquistom Lordgugol'': Arka looks at the axe made by Harnquist for (to) Lordbug~~

	~~Takng this further:~~

	~~''Arka don Lordbugol Ekk Harnquistom'': Ark gives Lordbug an axe from Harnquist (one of Harnquist's axes - in the sense of made by him)~~

	~~Contrast this with:~~

	~~''Arka don Lordbugol Ekk Harnquistor'': Arka gives Lordbug Harnquist's axe (an axe belonging to Harnquist)~~

	~~Note that the sense of the sentence is conveyed by the case of the nouns, not the word order.~~

	~~[[CATEGORY:Stonebreaker Language\|Grammar, Prepositions]]~~

Josellis: Added to the category Stonebreaker Language

2007-05-14T12:10:03Z

Added to the category Stonebreaker Language

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	Note that the sense of the sentence is conveyed by the case of the nouns, not the word order.		Note that the sense of the sentence is conveyed by the case of the nouns, not the word order.

			[[CATEGORY:Stonebreaker Language\|Grammar, Prepositions]]

83.245.31.122: /* Cases */

2007-01-07T22:55:13Z

Cases

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	''Arka imid Barldomol (Dative)'': Arka goes into the Tavern		''Arka imid Barldomol (Dative)'': Arka goes into the Tavern

	''Arka ~~ei im~~ Barldomom (Ablative)'': Arka is in the Tavern		''Arka imei Barldomom (Ablative)'': Arka is in the Tavern

	''Arka Immit Mela Baggirtol or't'': Arka puts an Apple into her bag (Apple is the subject and so is in the Accusative case, Bag is in the Dative case)		''Arka Immit Mela Baggirtol or't'': Arka puts an Apple into her bag (Apple is the subject and so is in the Accusative case, Bag is in the Dative case)

83.245.31.122: /* Prepositions */

2007-01-07T22:54:12Z

Prepositions

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	In Stonebreaker, adpositions tend to be used to modify verbs, creating a [[Stonebreaker Language/Phrasal Verbs\|phrasal verb]]. Examples include:		In Stonebreaker, adpositions tend to be used to modify verbs, creating a [[Stonebreaker Language/Phrasal Verbs\|phrasal verb]]. Examples include:
	Imidna: to go in		Imidna: to go in
	~~Sulmisna~~: To put on		Sulmitna: To put on
	Kumvenna: to come together.		Kumvenna: to come together.

Arka: /* Cases */ Verb modifications completed

2007-01-07T12:08:23Z

Cases: Verb modifications completed

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 == Cases ==
-The scope of the preposition is modified by tbe case of the object of the sentence. Where movement is indicated (for example into, out of, through) the Dative case is used. Where there is no movement or the preposition describes the status of the object, the Ablative, Accusative or Genitive case is used, depending on the meaning.
+The scope of the preposition is modified by tbe case of the object of the sentence. Where movement is indicated (for example into, out of, through) the Dative case is used. Where there is no movement or the preposition describes the status of the object, the Ablative, Accusative or Genitive case is used, depending on the meaning. This can be a little confusing, and is best shown through real examples:
 ''Arka imid Barldomol (Dative)'': Arka goes into the Tavern
 ''Arka ei im Barldomom (Ablative)'': Arka is in the Tavern
 By using the correct cases, many concepts can be expressed without the use of prepositions. For example:
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 ''Arka avoy Ekk fekel Harnquistom Lordgugol'': Arka looks at the axe made by Harnquist for (to) Lordbug

Arka: More stuff on cases added (more to come)

2007-01-07T11:00:50Z

More stuff on cases added (more to come)

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	These are the little words like 'on', 'in', 'at' In the generic sense, these are more correctly referred to as 'adpositions'. In English, they can be used to modify a verb or noun or to complement verbs, nouns, adjectives or other adpositions.		These are the little words like 'on', 'in', 'at' In the generic sense, these are more correctly referred to as 'adpositions'. In English, they can be used to modify a verb or noun or to complement verbs, nouns, adjectives or other adpositions.

	In Stonebreaker, adpositions tend to be used to modify verbs, creating a phrasal verb ~~[add link here~~]. Examples include:		In Stonebreaker, adpositions tend to be used to modify verbs, creating a [[Stonebreaker Language/Phrasal Verbs\|phrasal verb]]. Examples include:
	Imidna: to go in		Imidna: to go in
	Sulmisna: To put on		Sulmisna: To put on
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	== Cases ==		== Cases ==

	The scope of the preposition is modified by tbe case of the object of the sentence. Where movement is indicated (for example into, out of, through) the Dative case is used. Where there is no movement or the preposition describes the status of the object, the Ablative or ~~Instrumental~~ case is used.		The scope of the preposition is modified by tbe case of the object of the sentence. Where movement is indicated (for example into, out of, through) the Dative case is used. Where there is no movement or the preposition describes the status of the object, the Ablative, Accusative or Genitive case is used, depending on the meaning.

	Examples:		Examples:
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	''Arka ei im Barldomom (Ablative)'': Arka is in the Tavern		''Arka ei im Barldomom (Ablative)'': Arka is in the Tavern

			By using the correct cases, many concepts can be expressed without the use of prepositions. For example:

			''Arka avoy Ekk fekel Harnquistom'': Arka looks at the axe made by Hanquist

			Here the adposition 'a' (at) before the verb ''voyna'' modifies 'to see' to mean 'to look at'. This takes the '''Accusative''' (as the object of the sentence - in this case, the axe). Harnquist is expressed in the '''Instrumental''' case which conveys the meaning that the axe was made by him. Note that that in Stonebreaker, the Instrumental case is identical to the Ablative (used to express the concept of 'from').

			''Arka don Ekk Lordbugol'': Arka gives the axe to Lordbug ('''Dative''' case to express 'to')

			Putting these together:

			''Arka avoy Ekk fekel Harnquistom Lordgugol'': Arka looks at the axe made by Harnquist for (to) Lordbug

Arka at 09:57, 6 January 2007

2007-01-06T09:57:41Z

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 Imidna: to go in
 Sulmisna: To put on
-Kumvenna: to come together
+Kumvenna: to come together.

Arka at 13:03, 4 January 2007

2007-01-04T13:03:03Z

New page

= Prepositions =

'''Work in Progress'''
These are the little words like 'on', 'in', 'at' In the generic sense, these are more correctly referred to as 'adpositions'. In English, they can be used to modify a verb or noun or to complement verbs, nouns, adjectives or other adpositions.

In Stonebreaker, adpositions tend to be used to modify verbs, creating a phrasal verb [add link here]. Examples include:
Imidna: to go in
Sulmisna: To put on
Kumvenna: to come together