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larryhogue
September 18, 2013

Dovahzul for "my"

Hello! I really appreciate this site. Thanks for creating it!

My question is about the translation for the pronoun "my". The dictionary and the translator both have it as a separate word, "dii." However, the linked reference http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Dragon_Language says, "The singular possessive ("my", "your", "his", or "her") is formed by adding the letter "i" to the end of the word..."

So, if I wanted to say "My Thu'um," would that be "Dii Thu'um" or "Thu'umi"?

Category: Grammar


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paarthurnax
Administrator
September 18, 2013

You can use either!  Both are correct.  You'll more commonly see "Thu'umi".  With words that end in vowels, like "Zii", you would say "Dii zii" instead.

For more on possession, see page 14 of this guide:

http://www.thuum.org/assets/Learning%20Dovahzul.pdf


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larryhogue
September 19, 2013

Thanks! Very helpful.