"The happy mother is smiling."

Translation: Kirine muña līris.

[OliverBens6]

Is the reason "Issa" isn't needed because it's only needed for verbs and adverbs? For example the only time I've used "issa" so far for example is:

1. "Toaba issa" - "He is a boy"
2. Azantys kirine issa" - The knight is happy"

The only reason I know that is because I'm writing all the words and sentences down as I go. It seems to help :)

So in the two sentences above, both sentences are describing something someone is, and not something they're doing, for example they're a boy and happy. If you used sweating or smiling instead, then you would not have to use issa? At least I think that's right. Please correct me if I'm wrong!

[ForswornPenguin]

Yes! if you use a verb then you do not use issa. It is just like japanese in this sense.

[Tiffany546125]

Thank you! I have struggled with this for a while!

[Zach7700]

Could someone explain why "issa" isn't used as the word "is" in this sentence?

[Halo120841]

probably because liris is the verb "to smile" so the verb form includes is, making liris "is smiling" in this context

[OliverBens1]

it's because "is" is included in the words already, so you don't need to add it again.

[ForswornPenguin]

I have two ways of looking at it. Issa means it is that new thing. so using issa would make this sentance to mean that the person is a smile. themselves as a whole are a smile and thats weird. The other one is that it is like in Japanese if you end in a verb you do not add the 'is' word on the end. The Japanese 'desu' is equivilent to the Valyrian 'issa'

[Katelyn814955]

Does any one know why its "liris" and not "lirisi"?

[Tiffany546125]

Līris is singular, līrisi is plural. So if it were "the happy mothers are smiling" it would be "kirini muñi līrisi"