Drow Grammar
I.
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) |
II.
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}
III. 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)
IV.
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) |
V.
ADVERBS
Averbs,
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) |