Grammar
Pluralization
Withstanding irregular forms, a plural is completed by "en" if it ends in a consonant or "n" if it ends in a vowel.
Singular Plural
Jabbress
(Mistress)
Jabbressen
(Mistresses)
Velve
(Blade)
Velven
(Blades)
Posessive Case
Coincidentally, the possessive case in the Drow language is very similar to the Common Tongue used by most races. The possessive case is completed with " 's " except if the word ends in " s " where upon " ' " is added.
Sarn lil velg'larn's inthen {Beware the assassin's schemes}
Nindil zhah lil Valsharess' elgluth {That is the Valsharess' whip}
Verbs
A verb has different forms depending on its number (singular or plural); person (first, second, third); voice (active, passive); tense (present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect); and mood (indicative, imperative, subjunctive).
NUMBER : Withstanding irregular verbs, the singular form is completed with "ar".
Singular v.s. Plural
Lil sargtlin elggar
(The warrior kills)
Lil sargtlinen elgg
(The warriors kill)
Uss jaluk elar
(One male dies)
Draa jaluken el
(Two males die)
PERSON: Verbs usually have a different form only in the third person singular of the present tense. Withstanding irregular verbs, the third person singular of the present tense is completed with "e".
1st Person
Usstan belbau
(I give)
Usstan luth
(I cast)
2nd Person
Dos belbau
(You give)
Dos luth
(You cast)
3rd Person
Uk belbaue
(He gives)
Il luthe
(She casts)
VOICE: A passive verb is a combination of a "be" verb and a past participle.
Active Passive
L'Yathrin harventhe ukt karliik
{The Yathrin severs his head}
Ukt karliik zhahus harventhus a'lil Yathrin
{His head was severed by the Yathrin}
TENSE : Withstanding irregular verbs, the past tense is completed with "us".
Active Voice - Present Tense
Uk phlithe {He hates}
Passive Voice - Present Tense
Uk zhah phlithus {He is hated}
Active Voice - Past Tense
Usstan phlithus {I hated}
Passive Voice - Past Tense
Usstan zhahus phlithus {I was hated}
Active Voice - Future Tense
Dos orn phlith {You will hate}
Passive Voice - Future Tense
Dos orn tlu phlithus {You will be hated}
Active Voice - Present Perfect
Dos inbal phlithus {You have hated}
Passive Voice -Present Perfect
Dos inbal tlus phlithus {You have been hated}
Active Voice - Past Perfect
Il inbalus phlithus {She had hated}
Passive Voice - Past Perfect
Il inbalus tlus phlithus {She had been hated}
Active Voice - Future Perfect
Usstan zhal inbal phlithus {I shall have hated}
Passive Voice - Future Perfect
Usstan zhal inbal tlus phlithus {I shall have been hated}
MOOD: The mood of the verb indicates the tone in which the statement is made. The common "-ing" ending found in many verbs of the indicative mood is completed with "-in". There are no other endings for the imperative or subjunctive moods.
Indicative Udos phuul raldarin l'waess da'fol rivvin.
{We are stripping the skin from some humans}
Adjectives
Adjectives have three forms: positive, comparative, and superlative. Withstanding irregular forms, the comparative form is completed with "ur" while the superlative is completed with "url". The common "-ful" suffix for many adjectives is indicated by "'urn".
Positive Comparative Superlative
Olath
{Dark}
Olathur
{Darker}
Olathurl
{Darkest}
Ssin'urn
{Beautiful}
Mzild ssin'urn
{More beautiful}
Mzilst ssin'urn
{Most beautiful}
Adverbs
Adverbs, like adjectives, have three forms: positive, comparative, and superlative. Withstanding irregular forms, the comparative form is completed with "ur" while the superlative is completed with "url". The common "-ly" suffix for many adverbs is indicated by "ne" (or "e" if ending in "n").
Positive Comparative Superlative
Al
{Well}
Alur
{Better}
Alurl
{Best}
Ssin'urne
{Beautifully}
Mzild ssin'urne
{More beautifully}
Mzilst ssin'urne
{Most beautifully}
Pluralization
Withstanding irregular forms, a plural is completed by "en" if it ends in a consonant or "n" if it ends in a vowel.
Singular Plural
Jabbress
(Mistress)
Jabbressen
(Mistresses)
Velve
(Blade)
Velven
(Blades)
Posessive Case
Coincidentally, the possessive case in the Drow language is very similar to the Common Tongue used by most races. The possessive case is completed with " 's " except if the word ends in " s " where upon " ' " is added.
Sarn lil velg'larn's inthen {Beware the assassin's schemes}
Nindil zhah lil Valsharess' elgluth {That is the Valsharess' whip}
Verbs
A verb has different forms depending on its number (singular or plural); person (first, second, third); voice (active, passive); tense (present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect); and mood (indicative, imperative, subjunctive).
NUMBER : Withstanding irregular verbs, the singular form is completed with "ar".
Singular v.s. Plural
Lil sargtlin elggar
(The warrior kills)
Lil sargtlinen elgg
(The warriors kill)
Uss jaluk elar
(One male dies)
Draa jaluken el
(Two males die)
PERSON: Verbs usually have a different form only in the third person singular of the present tense. Withstanding irregular verbs, the third person singular of the present tense is completed with "e".
1st Person
Usstan belbau
(I give)
Usstan luth
(I cast)
2nd Person
Dos belbau
(You give)
Dos luth
(You cast)
3rd Person
Uk belbaue
(He gives)
Il luthe
(She casts)
VOICE: A passive verb is a combination of a "be" verb and a past participle.
Active Passive
L'Yathrin harventhe ukt karliik
{The Yathrin severs his head}
Ukt karliik zhahus harventhus a'lil Yathrin
{His head was severed by the Yathrin}
TENSE : Withstanding irregular verbs, the past tense is completed with "us".
Active Voice - Present Tense
Uk phlithe {He hates}
Passive Voice - Present Tense
Uk zhah phlithus {He is hated}
Active Voice - Past Tense
Usstan phlithus {I hated}
Passive Voice - Past Tense
Usstan zhahus phlithus {I was hated}
Active Voice - Future Tense
Dos orn phlith {You will hate}
Passive Voice - Future Tense
Dos orn tlu phlithus {You will be hated}
Active Voice - Present Perfect
Dos inbal phlithus {You have hated}
Passive Voice -Present Perfect
Dos inbal tlus phlithus {You have been hated}
Active Voice - Past Perfect
Il inbalus phlithus {She had hated}
Passive Voice - Past Perfect
Il inbalus tlus phlithus {She had been hated}
Active Voice - Future Perfect
Usstan zhal inbal phlithus {I shall have hated}
Passive Voice - Future Perfect
Usstan zhal inbal tlus phlithus {I shall have been hated}
MOOD: The mood of the verb indicates the tone in which the statement is made. The common "-ing" ending found in many verbs of the indicative mood is completed with "-in". There are no other endings for the imperative or subjunctive moods.
Indicative Udos phuul raldarin l'waess da'fol rivvin.
{We are stripping the skin from some humans}
Adjectives
Adjectives have three forms: positive, comparative, and superlative. Withstanding irregular forms, the comparative form is completed with "ur" while the superlative is completed with "url". The common "-ful" suffix for many adjectives is indicated by "'urn".
Positive Comparative Superlative
Olath
{Dark}
Olathur
{Darker}
Olathurl
{Darkest}
Ssin'urn
{Beautiful}
Mzild ssin'urn
{More beautiful}
Mzilst ssin'urn
{Most beautiful}
Adverbs
Adverbs, like adjectives, have three forms: positive, comparative, and superlative. Withstanding irregular forms, the comparative form is completed with "ur" while the superlative is completed with "url". The common "-ly" suffix for many adverbs is indicated by "ne" (or "e" if ending in "n").
Positive Comparative Superlative
Al
{Well}
Alur
{Better}
Alurl
{Best}
Ssin'urne
{Beautifully}
Mzild ssin'urne
{More beautifully}
Mzilst ssin'urne
{Most beautifully}
