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ADJECTIVS.

THE INTERROGATIV.

The interrogativ pronoun is kim? kif? kis? when used independently, and kiom? kiof? kios? when used as an adjectiv.

THE ADJECTIV IN -IK.

All other adjectivs are formed from nouns by adding the ending -ik. Gud, goodness; gudik, good. Löf, love; löfik, dear; löflik, lovely. Yel, year; yelik, pertaining to the year; yelsik, yearly. Any word with the end-syllable -ik is surely an adjectiv.

EXERCISE 12.

Sevob, I know. Läd, lady, Madam. Din, thing.
Lautob, I compose [a book].

Sevob mani, kel penom bukis at. Man, keli sevob, penom bukis at. Kim penom bukis? Lautel. Kis binom lautel? Lautel binom man ut, kel lautom bukis. Kif binof läd et, kel labof dogi? Läd et binof jisanel B——; matel ofa binom sanel obsik.

I see the man who gives money to the boys. Who knows the author of this book? The doctor's wife knows the man who is the author of the book. What is a merchant? A merchant is a man who buys and sells things. Who is that woman? That woman is a teacher, who teaches boys and girls.

EXERCISE 13.

Gudik, good.
Gud, goodness.
Lonedik, long.
Manik, male,
masculin.
Gletik, great, large.
Mödik, many, much.
Saunik, well,
healthy.
Löfik, dear,
[beloved]. 		Badik, bad.
Bad, badness.
Blefik, short.
Jilik, female.
feminin.
Smalik, small
little.
Nemödik, a few.
Valik, all.
Delidik, dear,
[costly]. 		Spelob, I hope.
Das, that.
Lad, heart.
Ladlik, hearty,
cordial.
Subsat, noun.
Neudik, neuter.
Neit, night.
Te, only.
Nedelidik, cheap.
Ed, used before a vowel, means and.
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