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Frequent Casers
Here're frequent casers.
sol: nominative
It indicates agent or experiencer. This caser is often omitted, but it can't be omitted in an inverted sentence or an emphasized sentence.
yul lu sol an siina. = I like him.
yul: accusative
It indicates target or object. This caser is often omitted, but it can't be omitted in an inverted sentence or an emphasized sentence.
yul lu sol an siina. = I like him.
a(l): dative. It becomes "al" in front of words which begin with a vowel.
1) receiver
an fitat lei a la. = I gave him a book.
2) goal
an lukat al ate. = I walked over to the shop.
3) time
an (I) axtat (wrote) lei (a book) a (until) durne (night). = I was writing my book until night.
i(t): ablative. It becomes "it" in front of words which begin with a vowel.
It is "from."
an taf lei i kib. = I picked a book from the shelf.
an lunas it arbazard. = I'm from Arbazard.
ol: if
It's if though it's not a conjunction.
an ke sil ol la ke van. = I'll go if he goes.
If you put "hot" (only) after "ol," it becomes "only if."
ka: place
la miksator ka ra. = He was singing in his house.
im: time
It's like "when" though it's not a conjunction.
la inator teik im an ke. = He was watching TV when I visited him.
kon: with / vit: without
They indicate device or equipment.
kilat kon{vit} diol. I cut with/without a saw.
ok: with / xed: without
They indicate "to accompany."
ket ok{xed} la. = I went with/without him.
Order of Casers
There are no rules for the order of casers. But There is a natural order of casers.
If a clause which a caser take is long, the clause is likely to be put after the other clauses.
If the clause of the caser "im" were "im toxel" (yesterday), the clause would be put before the other clauses.
sol (nominative. It's often omitted) an inat (verb) yul (accusative. It's often omitted) jan hal (on) waka kon (with) flan ok (with) hacn im (time) xelt ik nok
I saw the sky with my friend with a telescope on the hill when the moon was out.
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