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Also, ''ná'' means "yes, it is so"<ref>[[Vinyar Tengwar 49]], p. 28</ref> | Also, ''ná'' means "yes, it is so"<ref>[[Vinyar Tengwar 49]], p. 28</ref> | ||
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==Forms== | ==Forms== | ||
Various attested forms of "to be"<ref>[[Vinyar Tengwar 42]]</ref><ref>[[Vinyar Tengwar 49]]</ref> | Various attested forms of "to be"<ref>[[Vinyar Tengwar 42]]</ref><ref>[[Vinyar Tengwar 49]]</ref> | ||
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na is the Quenya verb for "to be"[1].
Also, ná means "yes, it is so"[2]
Etymology
Forms
Various attested forms of "to be"[4][5]
- ná "is"
- nánye/nanye “I am”
- nalye "you are" (polite)
- natye “you are” (familiar)
- nás “it is”,
- náse “(s)he is”
- nalme “we are”
- nát "they (dual) are"
- nar/nár "they are"
- náne/né "was"
- anen “I was”,
- anel “you were”
- nése "he was"
- anes “(s)he/it was”
- nét "they (dual) were"
- náner/nér "they were"
- uva/nauva "will be"
- nauvan "I will be
- anaie "has been"
Syntax
Na is following the sentece. When used in imperative, it precedes the adjective.[7]
- na aire "be holy"
- aire na "it is holy"
See also
