Modifiers

Velari places modifiers after the words they modify. This keeps the sentence moving forward like a river rather than folding description in front of the noun.

Adjectives

Adjectives follow nouns.

Noun + Adjective

Examples:

• talu aene = still water

• mani elda = old person

• lumi luvi = green forest

• dar dare = hard stone

Adverbs

Adverbs follow verbs.

Verb + Adverb

Examples:

• mara velme = flows quickly / flows shallowly

• sala aene = rests calmly

• lara lare = speaks loudly / voices loudly

Modifier Example

English:

“The calm water flows quickly.”

Velari:

Mara velme talu aene.

Breakdown:

• mara = flows

• velme = quickly / shallowly

• talu = water

• aene = calm / still

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