Lesson 7
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The numbers are :
un, du, tri, quar, quin, six, sett, ott, nin, deci, 11 decidun, 12 decidu, etc., 20 duanti, 30 trianti, etc., 100 cent, 1000 mill, 1,000,000 million.
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Unesim, prim, first duesim, secund, second triesim, ters, third un duesim, one half tri quaresimes, three quarters un vez, once du vez, twice
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The negative is formed by using ne before the verb. In accordance with widespread usage double negatives may be used.
| Ie | En |
|---|---|
| Yo ne ama la. Noi ne ha videt li post-officie. It (ne) esset videt nequande. | I do not love her. We did not see the post office. It was not seen anywhere. |
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Questions are asked by prefixing the word esque to the sentence or by using a specific interrogative, e.g. :
| Ie | En |
|---|---|
| Esque vu posse exchangear li libre? | Can you exchange the book? |
| Qui observat li heroic action? | Who saw the heroic action? |
| Quo es li nómine del dormient puella? | What is the name of the sleeping girl? |
| Qual picturas es trovat in li chambre? | What kind of pictures are (found) in the room? |
| De qui es li rubi chapel? | Whose is the red hat? |
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Note that quo means "what" (thing) and that qui (who) is applied to persons only ; quel means "which" or "who" ; quem means "whom". These words can be used as relatives.
| Ie | En |
|---|---|
| Ella dit que li mann qui (or quel) auxiliat la mey revenir. | She said that the man who helped her should come back. |
| Vu prendet li moné quel yo mettet in li tiruore. | You took the money which I put in the drawer. |
A plural form queles may be used if desired, e.g. :
| Ie | En |
|---|---|
| Li erras quel (or queles) vu ha fat. | The errors that you have made. |
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Note the method of forming comparatives and superlatives.
| Ie | En |
|---|---|
| Maria es plu bell quam Alicia. | Mary is more beautiful than Alice. |
| Vu tene li max(im) odorant rose in vor manu. | You are holding the sweetest smelling rose in your hand. |
| Yo es tam fort quam il. | I am as strong as he. |
| Un bellissim raconta. | A very lovely story. |
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Ti means "this", "that", "these" or "those". If really necessary we can add ci for "this, these" and ta for "that, those".
| Ie | En |
|---|---|
| Ti págine es li ultim. | This (that) page is the last. |
| Ti-ci flore es blu ma ti-ta es rubi. | This flower is blue, but that one is red. |
As a noun we use to.
| Ie | En |
|---|---|
| To es li max grand monte in ti region. | That (this) is the biggest mountain in this region. |
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Vocabulary.
| Ie | En |
|---|---|
| on | one, you |
| hem | home |
| ponte | bridge |
| dextri | right |
| levul | left |
| poc | a little |
| poy | then |
| ear | to go |
| pom | apple |
| tal | that kind of |
| tant | such |
| bestie | animal |
| solmen | only |
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Exercise.
Esque ti via ne ducte a vostri hem? Yes, ma on deve prender un litt ponte, quel sta un poc a dextri e poy ear a levul. Qui es li púer qui parlat? Tal besties es dangerosi. Nequande yo ha videt tant rubissim pomes. Esque vu have settanti quin annus? No, yo have solmen settanti tri.