Local Forms Within Languedocien
Languedocien has local forms that differ a little from this course.
How It Works
| This course | Also written |
|---|---|
| del, dels | dal, dau |
| aqueles | aquels |
| totes | tots |
| sabi | sai |
| vòles | vòls |
| èsser | èstre |
| fach, dich | fait, dit |
| parlèsse, foguèsse (first person) | parlèssi, foguèssi |
| calrà (Vèrbòc) | caldrà |
None of the forms on the right is wrong. Some are more common in print than the course form: vòls is more frequent than vòles, and caldrà is more frequent than calrà. The course uses the first form listed in the Vèrbòc and the Congrès dictionaries.
For learners this means two things. You can read every form in this table without trouble. In your own sentences, it is safe to use the form on the left.
Examples (4)
- Lo libre del mètge es sus la taula.
The doctor's book is on the table.
Del: a local writer might put dal mètge.
- Aqueles dròlles son del vilatge.
Those children are from the village.
Aqueles: a local writer might put aquels.
- Totes los amics son aicí.
All the friends are here.
Totes: a local writer might put tots.
- Sabi pas ont es.
I do not know where it is.
Sabi: some writers put sai pas.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Local forms within Languedocien build on the idea of two correct forms, del and the other possessives, so those come first.
- Two Correct Forms
Know that a few forms have two correct versions, because local forms are variants of that kind: vòles and vòls, sabi and sai.
Foundations - de + lo = delDel and Dels
Know del, because dal and dau are the first local variants in the entry: Lo libre del mètge es sus la taula.
Level 1 - son, sa for lorSon for Their
Know son and sa for lor, because it is the local variant of the possessives that the entry names: Las filhas son dins lor cambra.
Level 6
Related Patterns
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