EXERCISE TWENTY
THE GENITIVE CASE
The Genitive case indicates source or origin; being of or about something; being part of a group or a family relationship; the relationship of a ruler with his people; and belonging to a place.
The Genitive has the ending -o (displacing any final -a )in sg & dual - dual genitives ending in -t > -to ; those ending in -u > -uo.
The plural ending is -on which is added to the nominative plural marker.
The word order is flexible.
NB The object of the preposition ú - 'without', also takes the Genitive case ,
as does the object of arwa - 'to have, possess'.
Translate the following sentences into English, or your mother tongue:
Hirnentë i macil ohtaro firin.
Menelo eleni sílar.
Tirnen hendu i nisso.
Cenuvantë Aran Atanion ar ilyë nórion.
Coa ú talamion umë anwa coa.
I tário torni úmië merir turë i lier Ambaro.
I rassi i lamnion nar altë.
I quain rávi manter lintavë i rocco hrávë.
(and these without clues!)
Hirnes i vanwa seldo cú.
I calmë telepsë i osto sílar.
Tirnes i vendëo mát.
Mahtuvantë i lië ar urqui i Arano úmëa.
Ohtar ú macilo umë anwa ohtar.
Translate the following sentences into Quenya:
The birds of heaven will see ten warriors between the great rivers.
The king's thrall poured wine into the biggest of the cups.
The Elf's brother gathered the ten books about stars.
The great river of the land poured into a gorge.
A bird without wings cannot fly.
I saw the greatest of all mountains under the sky.
I want to find a land without great animals like lions.
You will see an animal without horns.
(And these without clues!)
The king's beautiful daughters want to sing under the golden leaves of the tree.
The Elves' eyes are keen.
The seven boys swiftly gathered all the stones.
The six maidens swiftly read the queen's books.
The king's wise men gathered the twelve boys to speak about the Elves.