Triparic Grammar

This is an overview of the grammar of the Triparic language.

Nouns

Nouns form their plurals in -s (or -es if the singular ends in s, z, x, or sch): mädins "young women", mensches "men".

Possession is expressed in two ways. First, it may be formed with a prepositional phrase, using the preposition o "of": der cän o der mensch "the dog of the man". Or it may be formed by using the plural form of the possessor in apposition to the thing possessed: der mensches cän "the man's dog".

As in English, but unlike in German and most if not all Romance languages, nouns have no grammatical gender in Triparic.

Articles

There are four different types of articles used with Triparic nouns: definite, indefinite, partitive, and negative. These are akin to "the", "a(n)", "some", and "no(ne)" in English.

The definite articles are der (singular) and des (plural): der mensch "the man", des mädins "the girls".

The indefinite article, used with singular nouns only, is simply the word for the number "one", æn.: æn mensch "a man". For indefinite plurals, one should use the partitive article.

The partitive article is da, abbreviated to d' before nouns beginning with a vowel. This is used with mass nouns such as "water", "snow", and the like to indicate "some": Ego dizire d'aqua. "I want some water."

The partitive article is also used with the plurals of countable nouns to likewise indicate "some unspecified number" or "some group not yet defined in this context.": Er kennet da mensches. "He knows some men."

The negative article is ni, and is used with mass nouns and countable nouns alike to indicate a lack of something: Ego habe ni aqua. "I have no water." Er habet ni cäns. "He has no dogs."

Adjectives

Main article: Triparic Adjectives

Adjectives in Triparic, unlike in English, take a plural ending when they modify plural nouns. Most adjectives form their comparatives and superlatives with the adverbs ply and plä, but there are a few irregular ones.

Pronouns

Main article: Triparic Pronouns

Verbs

Main article: Triparic Verbs

Other Parts of Speech

Interjections, prepositions, and conjunctions generally function as they do in English and other European languages. Noteworthy exceptions will be listed or linked here.