satu kitav - Compound Words

Compound Words

In Satu Kitan, words can be compounded by inserting s between noun forms. By compounding words, additional information or attributes are added to the leftmost word.
Compounding can be done regardless of part of speech.

Examples with Verbs

For verbs, compounding works like auxiliary verbs or adverbs. Such word parts, mainly used in compounds with verbs, are called suffixes.

= That problem was understood (past tense).

= That problem will be understood (future tense).

Examples with Nouns

Compounding is also possible with nouns, similar to forming compound words with kanji in Japanese.

= difficult problem

Examples with Modifiers

A phrase with a modifier attached to a noun or verb and a compound word formed from those words essentially have the same meaning. For example, "hanyu fugev / difficult problem" and "hanyusfuge / difficult problem" are representative cases.
However, since modifiers cannot modify other modifiers, if you "decompose" a compound modifier, the meaning changes.

= "very difficult" problem

= "grand" difficult problem

"dada (dada) / very, grand" is a word that expresses a high degree or large scale of the thing it modifies. In these two example sentences, the first dada modifies only "fuge / difficult", while the second modifies the entire "hanyu fugev / difficult problem", so the overall meaning of the sentence is different.

Imperative Sentences

In Satu Kitan, commands are not expressed with a special construction, but simply by using suffixes.
The following suffixes are attached to verbs to indicate commands. As you can see from the meanings of each word, Satukitan does not distinguish between imperatives and necessity.

= Learn mathematics. (imperative) / You must learn mathematics.

Tense and Aspect

In Satu Kitan, the tense and aspect that indicate the time mentioned by a verb are expressed using compound words. See tense and aspect for details.

Swapping Topic and Object

When creating modifier clauses or sentences using inversion, you can express grammatical transformations by attaching specific suffixes to verbs. These suffixes allow you to place the object in the position that would normally be occupied by the subject, which is the agent of the action.
For details, see Noun Sentences & Modifier Clauses#Topic swapping.

= That problem which I understand is difficult.

Negation and Opposition

In Satu Kitan, there are suffixes that express negation and opposition. By using these, you can replace the meaning of a word with its antonym or create negative sentences.

These suffixes change the meaning as follows:

Change in Meaning by Suffix Order

The order of suffixes is interpreted from left to right, just like the order of modifiers. Therefore, changing the order can change the meaning.