In Monda, nouns always end in "-o". By default, nouns are gender neutral. Two exceptions are patro (father) and matro (mother):
| Monda | English |
|---|---|
| patro | father |
| matro | mother |
| frato | sibbling |
| kido | kid, child (boy or girl) |
| medikoro | doctor |
| bovo | ox (bull or cow) |
| bufalo | buffalo |
Gender
To make a word masculine use the "-ul-" suffix. To make it feminine use the "-in-" suffix:
| Neutral | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| frato (sibbling) | fratulo (brother) | fratino (sister) |
| kido (kid) | kidulo (boy) | kidino (girl) |
| medikoro (doctor) | medikorulo (male doctor) | medikorino (female doctor) |
| bovo (ox) | bovulo (bull) | bovino (cow) |
| bufalo (buffalo) | bufalulo (male buffalo) | bufalino (female buffalo) |
Plural
The plural is formed with "-s" at the end of the word:
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| libro (book) | libros (books) |
| kato (cat) | katos (cats) |
| tomato (tomato) | tomatos (tomatoes) |
| dento (tooth) | dentos (teeth) |
Articles
Just like English, there is only one definite article, "la" (the). The article is the same regardless of gender or number:
- La patro (the father).
- La matro (the mother).
- La libro (the book).
- La libros (the books).
There is no indefinite article (a/an).
- A book - libro
- The book - la libro
Possessive
To indicate possession we simply use "de" in the same way as "of" in English:
| English | Monda |
|---|---|
| The book of Daniel | La libro de Daniel |
| Daniel's book | La libro de Daniel |
Exercises/Eksercos
1) The word "edukoro" means teacher. How would you say "male teacher" in Monda? 2) The word "onklulo" means uncle. How do you say aunt? How would you make a gender-neutral word that means "uncle or aunt"? 3) Translate to English:
| La tomato | ____________________ |
| La dento | ____________________ |
| La dentos | ____________________ |
| La kato de Juan | ____________________ |
| Katino | ____________________ |
| Bovulo | ____________________ |
| Kido | ____________________ |
| La medikorulo | ____________________ |
| La fratulo de Maria | ____________________ |
| Fratulino | ____________________ |
4) Translate to Monda:
| Brother | ____________________ |
| Sister | ____________________ |
| Father | ____________________ |
| Mother | ____________________ |
| The doctor | ____________________ |
| The tomatoes | ____________________ |
| Daniel's Book | ____________________ |
| The books of Daniel | ____________________ |
Submitted by admin on Sun, 11/15/2009 - 18:07
