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This article outlines the grammar of the Dalmatian language.
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| It has been suggested that this article be merged with Dalmatian language . (Discuss) Proposed since September 2024. |
This article outlines the grammar of the Dalmatian language.
A Dalmatian noun has a gender (masculine or feminine) and is inflected for number (singular or plural). The plural is formed with the ending -i for masculine and -e for feminine nouns.
The indefinite article is ioin (one), whose feminine form is ioina.
Examples:
The definite article for masculine nouns is el in singular and i in plural. The definite article for feminine nouns is la in singular and le in plural. Before place names in the dative case, the articles are used in the forms in tel, in tela, in teli and in tele or abbreviated as nel, nela, neli and nele.
Examples:
The adjectives are used before nouns and also have masculine and feminine gender and singular and plural number.
Examples:
Singular
| Person | Pronoun | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| First | ju | I |
| Second | te | thou |
| Third | jal | he |
| jala | she |
Plural
| Person | Pronoun | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| First | nu | we |
| Second | vu | ye |
| Third | jali | they |
| jale | they |
Singular
| Person | Pronoun | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| First | me/main | me |
| Second | toi | thee |
| Third | joi | him |
| joe | her |
Plural
| Person | Pronoun | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| First | noi | us |
| Second | voi | you |
| Third | jai | them |
Singular
| Person | Pronoun | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| First | mi/maja | my |
| Second | to/toa | thy |
| Third | de jal | his |
| de jala | her |
Plural
| Person | Pronoun | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| First | nuester/nuestra | our |
| Second | vester/vestra | your |
| Third | de jali | their |
| de jale | their |
The Dalmatian language does not distinguish between the continuous and simple forms. The present tense is formed from the personal pronoun, the infinitive stem, and the present endings:
Singular
Plural
Example: favular (to speak)
Singular
Plural
The past tense is formed from the personal pronoun, the infinitive stem, the suffixes -ua or -oua, and the present endings.
Singular
Plural
The future tense is formed from the infinitive form (ending in -ar, -ur, or -ro) and the future endings:
Singular
Plural
Examples:
Singular
Plural
The passive is formed from the past participle (ending in -ait, -oit, or -uat) and the prefixes joi or jai.
Examples:
The Dalmatian language has also a conditional [ dubious – discuss ] form:
The imperative is formed from the infinitive stem and endings:
Examples:
The imperative can also be formed from the imperative form of the verb "to be" and the infinitive:
The verb "to be":
Infinitive: Saite
Singular
Plural
Adverbs of place and direction:
Adverbs of time:
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