Dwarvish Grammar, Volume 3
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Chapter 6: Conjunctions, Conditionals, and Explaining Reasons
Conjunctions can be used to combine simple sentences into complex ones. Conjunctions are used in dwarvish exactly as they are in English. A list of common conjunctions follows:
And - ind Because - wegoir But, yet - bach If - wem Or - nad
Famoch tighmann ind caufoch washelg voromlag. I went to the store and I bought a shield.
Anspoch din muc bach ee nae versaoch. I attacked that orc but he didn’t die.
Verifoch michtuxt ov staidh wegoir edh aeoch flamh. I sold my steel axe because it was dull.
Wair desufoch aalen nad leanr. We will drink ale or beer.
The word ‘wem’ can be used with the advern ‘mann’, which means ‘then,’ to form conditional sentences.
Wem famoch tighmann, mann caufoch nudh washelg. If I go to the store, then I will buy a new shield.
Wem mich aeoch daibh, mann caufoch grurn washelg. If I were you, I would buy that green shield.
The conjunction ‘wegoir,’ which means ‘because,’ can be used to explain reasons.
Famoch tighmann voromlag wegoir wofel caufoch nudh washelg. I went to the store yesterday because I wanted to buy a new shield.
Chapter 7: Prepositions
Prepositions come before the words they modify, as in English. Below is a list of common dwarvish prepositions:
Above - ciob After - nair Before - vorom Behind - hintacht Below - fon By - de For - cal From - bhon In front of - coivern In, inside - ain Of - ov On - oin To - chau With - meit
Examples:
Moan aeoch ciob Galdos, bach nae faschoch. The moon is above Galdos, but I never see it.
Michbreakel aeoch ain haut, hintacht miedlach. My pickaxe is in the house, behind the forge.
Muc dlommoch bhon fon garnel. The orcs came from below the tunnel.
Drop your weapon on the road! Grib daibhwaffen oin stragenaan!
I bought this shield for you. Caufoch ses washelg cal daibh.
Chapter 8: Asking Questions
In written dwarvish, interrogative questions start with a question word and end with a rune that denotes that the question is a sentence. This rune is analogous to the English question mark. Also similar is the fact that when dwarves speak a question they end the sentence with a rise in tone. In other words, asking a question in dwarvish is the same as asking one in English. Below is a list of dwarvish question words:
Who - cor
What - cas
When - cuan
Where - co
Why - cashalb
How - cie
How much, how many - cieliol
Which - celch
Cor aeoch din lelbfing?
Who was that half-elf?
Cas aeoch ses waffen, ind co aeoch dlommoch bhon?
What is this weapon, and where did it come from?
Why did you attack me?
Cashalb daibh anspoch mich?
Which shield do you like, the red or the blue one?
Celch washelg daibh wofeloch, rodh nad blorm?