Adjectives, Adverbs, Plurals
Lesson Vocab
| English | Part of speech | IPA | Lugso | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADV.DER | suffix | uv | uv | -ly |
| aeon | N | iθ | it | |
| beautiful | ADJ | ʌɮðɻiʃ | oldri5 | “eldritch” |
| bite | VB | iχʃ | ih5 | |
| black | ADJ | ʒxiɣ | 3xig | |
| blood | N | ɮuɣ | lug | |
| infinite | ADJ | ɣʌɮəɮəɮ | gololol | |
| invisible | ADJ | zux | zux | |
| it | 3SG | un | un | he, she, it |
| PL | N suffix | ð | d | plural suffix |
Adjectives
In English, we say “red blood”. In Lugso, we say “blood red”. Adjectives follow the noun that they modify.
lug 3xig
blood black
black blood…
More than one adjective can be applied in this manner.
it oldri5 gololol
aeon weird infinite
infinite strange aeon…
Plurals
To pluralize something, affix -d.
itd oldri5 gololol
aeon-PL weird infinite
infinite strange aeons…
Pluralization is how “we” and “y’all” and “they” are constructed:
| Pronouns | 1st Person | 2nd Person | 3rd Person |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | no I | do you | un it |
| Plural | vo we | du y’all | sigf they |
Adverbs with uv
In English, we append -ly to an adjective, in order to form an adverb that describes the way in which a verb is performed. “The beast bites invisibly”: “invisible” becomes “invisibly”.
In Lugso, adverbs follow the verb that they modify. This is similar to English. However, unlike English, you cannot place an adverb before the verb it modifies: we think it’s fine to say “the beast invisibly bites”, but for your own safety, don’t talk like that when speaking to a cultist.
ih5 zuxuv tlu
bite invisible-ADV.DER beast
The/A beast bites invisibly.
Any number of adverbs may be appended in this fashion.
ih5 zuxuv 3xiguv golololuv tlu
bite invisible-ADV.DER black-ADV.DER infinite-ADV.DER beast
The/A beast bites invisibly, blackly, infinitely.