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| - | ====== Verbs: commands and orders ====== | + | ====== |
| - | In imaginary life of an average orc, phrases he would hear more often are commands and orders. While dictionaries of many real-world languages have infinitives as the basic verb form, in Nûrlâm' | + | In imaginary life of an average orc, phrases he would hear more often are commands and orders. While dictionaries of many real-world languages have infinitives as the basic verb form, in Nûrlâm' |
| **Example: | **Example: | ||
| + | --------------------- | ||
| ===== New words ===== | ===== New words ===== | ||
| - | * bin (stand up) | + | * bin (stand |
| * dog (kill, slay) | * dog (kill, slay) | ||
| - | * duz (sit down) | + | * duz (sit [down / up]) |
| * gashn (say, speak, tell) | * gashn (say, speak, tell) | ||
| * ghâsh (burn) | * ghâsh (burn) | ||
| * gimb (find) | * gimb (find) | ||
| * grish (cut, cleave) | * grish (cut, cleave) | ||
| + | * irz (run away, flee, escape) | ||
| * kât (lie down, rest) | * kât (lie down, rest) | ||
| * kin (behold, see) | * kin (behold, see) | ||
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| * puzg (stop, halt) | * puzg (stop, halt) | ||
| * skât (come, approach, arrive) | * skât (come, approach, arrive) | ||
| - | | + | * thrak (bring |
| - | | + | |
| * throg (give) | * throg (give) | ||
| * throkh (eat) | * throkh (eat) | ||
| * ukh (go, walk) | * ukh (go, walk) | ||
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| + | ------------------------- | ||
| + | ===== Using objects ===== | ||
| + | For more specific commands you may want to specify objects. Nouns are not changed when used as objects. | ||
| + | |||
| + | **Examples: | ||
| + | |||
| + | ---------------------- | ||
| + | ===== Exercise 1 ===== | ||
| + | Translate into Nûrlâm: | ||
| + | - behold ten thousands warriors | ||
| + | - burn the tower | ||
| + | - bring seven rings | ||
| + | - cut two eyes | ||
| + | - fight the dragon | ||
| + | - find some water | ||
| + | - kill the elves | ||
| + | - say no shit | ||
| + | - sleep a lot | ||
| + | - stop the water | ||
| + | <hidden show answers> | ||
| + | - kin nukmink mauh | ||
| + | - ghâsh lugum / ghâsh za lug | ||
| + | - thrak udug nazg | ||
| + | - grish krul hont | ||
| + | - mauk lûgum / mauk za lûg | ||
| + | - gimb mûd nîn | ||
| + | - dog za golug | ||
| + | - gashn nar push | ||
| + | - lor mak | ||
| + | - puzg nînum / puzg za nîn | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | ---------------------- | ||
| + | ===== Exercise 2 ===== | ||
| + | Translate from Nûrlâm into English: | ||
| + | - bin agh mauk | ||
| + | - dog mak olog | ||
| + | - duz agh kât | ||
| + | - ghâsh za push | ||
| + | - krimp tarkum | ||
| + | - nâkh golug | ||
| + | - skât agh kin | ||
| + | - throg skri nazg | ||
| + | - throkh ash uruk | ||
| + | - ukh mak | ||
| + | <hidden show answers> | ||
| + | - stand up and fight | ||
| + | - slay many trolls / kill many trolls / slay a lot of trolls / kill a lot of trolls | ||
| + | - sit down and rest | ||
| + | - burn this shit / burn the shit / burn these excrements | ||
| + | - tie the human / bind the man / tie the man / bind the human | ||
| + | - bite the elf / bite an elf / bite the elves / bite elves | ||
| + | - come and see | ||
| + | - give eight rings | ||
| + | - eat an orc / eat one goblin / eat one orc / eat a goblin | ||
| + | - walk a lot | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | -------------------- | ||
| + | ===== See also ===== | ||
| + | * [[: | ||
| + | * [[: | ||
| + | * [[: | ||
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