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GENDERS.
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EXERCISE 8.

Flen, friend.
Lautel, author.
Nelijel, Englishman.
Vomül, Miss. 		Tidel, teacher.
Lanel, angel.
Sanel, physician,
Matel, husband. 		Jeval, horse.
Viudel, widower.
Blod, brother.
Maria, Mary.

Express in Volapük:

Lady-friend. Doctor's wife. Widow. Authoress. Miss Mary is an angel. Doctress. Mare. Sister. Englishwoman. Wife.

FORMATION OF ADJECTIVS.

The “cardinal” numeral adjectivs have been given under numbers.

The ordinal numerals, first, second, third, etc., end in id. First, balid; second, telid; tenth, balsid; eleventh, balsebalid; 377th, kiltumvelsevelid, written 377id. There is also an interrogation form, kimid? “how-many-eth?” for which we have in English no equivalent. „Del kimid mula binom?“ “What day of the month is it?”

These, and all other adjectivs, regularly follow the noun.

EXERCISE 9.

Balul, January. Telul, February.

In the same manner form the names of the months to September (Zülul) inclusive.

Balsul, October. Babul, November. Batul, December. Balüdel, Sunday. Telüdel, Monday, etc.

Exercises for translation:

Balul binom mul balid. Velul binom mul velid. Kilüdel binom del kilid viga. Batul binom mul balsetelid yela. Düp kilid. Düp kimid binom? Binom düp balsid.

Saturday is the seventh day of the week. November is the eleventh month. It is four o'clock. (It is the fourth hour.)

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