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LarienCarnesir
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on: January 12, 2015 01:28
In lesson 4 of the Quenya workbook it mentions the copula (is/are), however, in the worksheet I need to use the negative copula (is not/are not). I could not find mention of it in the workbook; please help!
dirk_math
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on: January 12, 2015 02:31
Indeed it has somehow been lost in the reorganisation of the lessons.

So here it is:
The negative copula is the verb um-. In the singular it has the form umë: i rocco umë culuina 'the horse isn't orange'. In the plural we use umir: i aldar umir luini 'the trees aren't blue'.
Yassë engë lómë, anarties calali.
LarienCarnesir
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on: January 12, 2015 03:42
Thank you very much!
Malinornë
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on: January 12, 2015 10:46
Sorry for the missing part of the lesson! The update with info on the negative copula is there now
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