Lu pintu vs le pinte

Eulingu is about innovation and a more practical & efficient approach to thinking and structure. We guess we have covered a lot of the basics, maybe here is another addition:

So far we have used the articles "lu", "li", "la" and "lo" to express neuter (lu tablu - the table), quantity (li tabli - the tables), female (la fema - the woman) and male (lo viro - the man). We have not touched on "le" which could be very useful when it comes to expressing "action" (-e), e.g. un eksemplu:

The painting on the wall vs the painting of the wall - Lu pintu a mur vs le pinte d'mur

By using "le" [le:] and the suffix "-e" we indicate action in the form of a noun (-ing) rather than a verb. This would help creating consistency within Eulingu and would serve as a solution to get rid of the previous inconclusive ending "-eru".

So, if you want to compliment someone by saying "I like your painting of the wall" you simply do it with:

"Em guste te pinte d'mur"

In contrast to "I like your painting on the wall" which is:

"Em guste tu pintu a mur"

On a side note, when we say "lu pintu a mur" we actually mean "the painting on/at/to the wall", basically "the painting 'sticking' to the wall".

Kes estut pense? What do you think? Was denkst du?

© 2012 Amiki d'Eulingu

Su festu - Her party

EUL Esta invite-tu i Pero a su festu.

ENG She is inviting/invites you and Pero to her party.

DEU Sie laedt dich und Pero zu ihrem Fest/ihrer Party ein.

There are three things we like to highlight in this sentence, first "esta" (she is) and "Pero". While the ending "-a" basically indicates "female" in Eulingu, the suffix "-o" in "Pero" indicates a male person. Secondly, the verb "invite" is pronounced [in'vi'te] and not [in'va'it] as one might assume (based on the English pronunciation). And finally, the word "su festu" does not mean "his party" but "her party" as "she" is the "acting" part and not Pero (being on the receiving end does not allow you to dictate "terms"). If - for some strange reason - she needed to invite you & Pero to "his" party one could always use the shortcut "esta invite-tu i Pero a festu d'Pero". :-)

I in tu lingu? And in you language? Und in deiner Sprache?

© 2012 Amiki d'Eulingu