Pronouns, useful words, prefix & suffixes, linking words together, pluralization, and sentences
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Unlike in most languages, Xedavian doesn't have objective and subjective pronouns.
Mi = I, Me Ma = We, Us
Tu = You (sng.) Tov = You (plu.)
Voa/Voe/Vo = He, Him/She, Her/It Vos = They, Them
Useful words in Xedavian:
The = xa
a, an = en, ene (note: this doesn't mean a = en and an = ene. en and ene can be used interchangeably, in however way the writer or speaker wants)
From = ze
To = be
and = va
or = Ža
this = zis, zi
that = zas, za
with = mir
without = nomir
The "no-" prefix is used to negate adjectives and other words like "with" (Not to be confused with the "Ne-" prefix which only applies to verbs)
The "-or" suffix is used to indicate a person doing something (similar to the "-er" verb suffix in English)
"Śaxor" means "traveler" (comes from "Śax'n" meaning "to go"), "Invazor" means "invader" (comes from "Invaz'n" meaning "to invade") and "Śimor" means "swimmer" (you can guess what "Śim'n" means)
The "-gax" suffix is used to indicate a place. The verb "Sipri'n" means "To live", therefore "Siprigax" means "place of living", A.K.A house/home. Śimgax also means swimming pool, as "Śim'n" means "to swim"
This can also be used after words that aren't verbs. "Zigax" is made up of the 2 parts "Zi" & "gax". Zi means "this", therefore "Zigax" means "this place" or "here". "Zagax" means "there" because "Za" means "that". "Gax" by itself means "place", therefore it is important to distinguish "Zigax" & "Zagax" from "Zis gax" & "Zas gax" (respectively meaning: here, there, this place, that place)
In linking words in Xedavian, the word "bel" is used. In English & German, the noun always comes second, but in Xedavian, it always comes first. After that comes the adjective (for describing the noun) or a noun/pronoun (to state the ownership of the first noun by the second)
Maśin bel vax = wet car (maśin = car, vax = wet)
Siprigax bel mi = My house
That last one is special, because if we're stating the ownership of the noun by the pronoun, it can be written as "noun'pronoun"
Siprigax bel mi -> Siprigax'mi
Maśin bel tu -> Maśin'tu
With all of that out of the way, lets make our first Xedavian sentence:
Mir ža nomir maśin'mi, mi ze siprigax'mi be xa śimgax bel śar (1) geśaxef va mi zagax geśimef. Mi en śimor geb.
1: Śar = city/town
Translation:
With or without my car, I will go from my house to the city's swimming pool and I will swim there. I am a swimmer.
Finally, in order to pluralize any noun, simply add the "-Ha" suffix. (The "H" is always capital to help distinguish pluralized nouns from others) (It is recommended you put more stress on the H)
MaśinHa = Cars
ŚimorHa = Swimmers