"Taoba ēdrus."
Translation:The boy is sleeping.
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Why doesn't this need "Issa" like how "Azantys kirine issa" means "The knight is happy"? Sorry for all the basic questions I've been posting, but I want to learn as much as I can.
I would say because kirine is an adjective while ēdrus is the conjugated form of the verb ēdrugon thus the first one requires an attributive verb (to be, sagon) and the latest one does not
Thank you. Do you know if this is the same for all/almost all verbs, or do only some verbs not need "issa"? What I mean is do most verbs have "is" included? Thanks again!
I believe "kirine" is an adjective and requires "issa" to form a complete sentence. This is similar to english, where "knight happy" sounds like word soup while "knight is happy" has meaning. But "ēdrus" is a verb meaning "is sleeping" (or "sleeps"). The "is" is already implied by "ēdrus", adding it again would be similar to saying "the boy is is sleeping" or "the boy is sleeps"
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Looking at the drop down menu the word "is" can be included with the word for sleep; is sleeping, is asleep, sleeps. So adding issa, "is" would be redundant.
Thank you. Do you know if this is the same for all/almost all verbs, or do only some verbs not need "issa"? What I mean is do most verbs have "is" included? Thanks again!
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I believe it is for all verbs, but I am sorry, I cannot find my original source to back that up.
The infinitive form of the verb is: ēdrugon
ēdrugon ['eːdrugon]
perfect: ēdrutan
v. V-fin. to sleep
From Dothraki Wiki: https://wiki.dothraki.org/High_Valyrian_Vocabulary
You are welcome, raqiros! Valar gūrēñis (All men must learn)!!! =)
I think I will try using this kind of greeting instead of Valar morghūlis (All men must die)... The simple reason is we all are here to learn with Duolingo... ;)
I think because "ēdrus" means "is sleeping" and the "is" is included. I'm not entirely sure why if it can/cannot be "A sleeping boy" though. It can be "A boy sleeps" for example. Maybe it's because of the word order so "ēdrus taoba" would be "A sleeping boy". However, I think because the boy is doing something i.e. sleeping, it becomes the accusative case so it'd be "ēdrus taobe" maybe? I hope that makes sense.
can you guys do vocal instead of non vocal so I know what the words sound like
