Modifiers
A type of word that describes a verb or noun.
Prepositions
There are only a few prepositions applicable to the modifier class of words.
Positive
The in particle allows you to specify that any content word which is being used as a modifier is seen as positive in meaning when applied as a modifier to the preceding head phrase. This is primarily useful for using verbs as modifiers since they are prepositions otherwise.
Negatitive
The dës particle allows you to specify that any content word which is being used as a modifier is seen as negated in meaning when applied as a modifier to the preceding head phrase. While this is useful for using verbs as modifiers, it also can be useful for all other modifiers and nouns as modifiers.
Collapsing Head
The et particle allows you to specify that any following modifier (whether it's a true modifier or a noun/verb being used with one of the modifier particles above or a noun particle) is seen as applying meaning to the entire noun or verb phrase instead of only being applicable to the immediately preceding head phrase.
From...
Converting from the other content types into modifiers.
Nouns
When a noun acts as a modifier, it means that the head word is somehow related to the noun (acting as a modifer) or shares some recognizable quality with the noun. Like the affix "-like" in English. One way of making a modifier out of a noun is to provide it as a word immediately following vın. This has the effect of meaning "[noun]-like thing" in English. You can use it following any head noun or existing modifier chain.
Verbs
A verb cannot act as a modifier, it must be preceded by either a modifier or a noun particle. The verb and particle combined act as one word of the base modifier type. You can use it following any head noun or existing modifier chain.
Relative Clauses
You can modify a preceding verb or noun phrase by using one of the relative clause particles:
- Latin
- ɽʋʄꜿɟʌ
When you use the second form (vos), you must provide at least one constituent that refers to the verb or noun phrase, this is called the resumptive phrase. Hisyëö uses the demonstratives as resumptive pronouns within resumptive phrases. Use the proximal demonstrative (övo) when referring to the speaker or objects that the speaker possesses, use the medial demonstrative (ulyö) when referring to the person being addressed or objects possesed by that person, use the distal demonstrative (onö) when referring to someone else other than the person being addressed or objects possessed by that third party.
- Latin
- ɽʋʄꜿɟʌ