Kallestiyes Grammar
Syntax
Orders
- Word Order: Verb - Subject - Object
- Adjectives before nouns
- Articles after nouns
- Determiners after nouns
- Relative clauses after main clause
Pronouns
- Oblique is put as a prefix on the verb.
Cases
- Oblique noun is put in the first place in the object and the dative noun / pronoun comes after.
Morphology
Nouns
Nouns are inflected in dative form and oblique form.
| Dative | Oblique |
|---|---|
Articles
| Indefinite | Definite | Generic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | * | ||
| Plural |
Determiners
Demonstrative
Genitive Case
To make genitive : NGen with the infix --
Adjectives
Adjectives do not exist, but a noun can function like an adjective when it comes to describe a noun.
The nouns playing an adjective are put before the main noun.
Verbs
See : Verb Conjugations
Pronouns
| Nominative | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 feminine | ||
| 3 masculine | ||
| 3 neuter | ||
If the Direct Object is a pronoun, then the pronoun would be a prefix that must go on the base verb.
| Oblique | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 feminine | ||
| 3 masculine | ||
| 3 neuter | ||
The Dative Pronoun is put in the first place in the object.
| Dative | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 feminine | ||
| 3 masculine | ||
| 3 neuter | ||
| Possessive (Adv/Adj) | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 feminine | ||
| 3 masculine | ||
| 3 neuter | ||
Postpositions
| Motion from | |
|---|---|
| Motion via | |
| Motion to | |
| Location from (in distance of) | |
| Location in | |
| Time ago |