Most English words can be easily classified as nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc., but because most Kardii words can function in more than one of these capacities, they are classed according to the way their meanings change in each function. The meaning given below as ‘X’ is the ‘Primary Meaning’ given above. This is the function which tends to most easily be equated to a single English concept.
Class | As a Noun | As a Verb | As a Modifier | Notes |
Pure Verb | ~-—-~ | X | ~-—-~ | only two exist: ‘ty’ and ‘haaket’ |
Common Verb | the act of ‘X-ing’ | X | ~-—-~ | |
example: ksa | transformation | to transform | ||
Pure Noun | X | ~-—-~ | ~-—-~ | |
To Use Noun | X | to use ‘X‘ | ~-—-~ | |
Narrow Use Noun | X | to do ~ with ‘X‘ | ~-—-~ | verb meaning listed under ‘secondary meaning’ |
example: ‘buhshuh’ | leg | to kick | ||
To Consume Noun | X | to eat/drink ‘X‘ | ~-—-~ | |
To Wear Noun | X | to put on ‘X‘, to wear ‘X‘ | ~-—-~ | |
Shape | X | to draw an ‘X‘, to form into an ‘X‘ | ‘X-shaped’ | |
Material | X | to make from ‘X‘ | made from, composed of ‘X‘ | |
Common Modifier | the state of ‘X‘, ‘X-ness’ | to make ‘X‘, to become ‘X‘ | X | |
example: ‘j’vee’ | beauty | to beautify, to become beautiful | beautiful | |
Position | ~-—-~ | to go (to) ‘X‘, to put/send (to) ‘X‘ | X | modifiers are postpositions and are often followed by ‘a’ |
To Feel Noun | X | to feel, to experience ‘X‘ (passive action) | ~-—-~ | |
To Make Noun | X | to make/build/cause/produce ‘X‘ | ~-—-~ | |
Movement | ‘X‘-ward, ‘X‘ style movement | to move ‘X-ward’, to move in ‘X‘ fashion | ~-—-~ | noun is primary meaning |
Pertain To Noun | X | N/A | of, pertaining to ‘X‘ | |
Seem Noun | sensation | to seem like, to be able to be sensed | ~-—-~ | noun is primary meaning |
example: ‘jeline’ | sound | to sound like, to be audible | ~-—-~ | |
Type | X | ~-—-~ | an “X” of.. |   |
example: ‘misoa’ | hue, shade | ~-—-~ | shade of (eg. tini misoa – shade of green) |