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Correlatives

Table of Correlatives

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Relative, interrogative, and demonstrative

What (Relative and interrogative) That (Demonstrative)
Person/individual -u qua/qui
who		 (i)ta/(i)ti
that (one)/those (ones)
Thing -o quo
what		 (i)to
that (thing)
Plural -i
Adjective -a
Motive pro
Possession di
Place -loke, -u ube
where		 ibe
there
Time -tempe kande
when		 lore
then
Way/Manner -e, -maniere quale
how		 tale
that way
Quality -a, -speca quala
what kind of		 tala
such (of that kind), such like
Quantity -e? quante
how much		 tante
that much
Quantity – noun -o quanto
quantity, amount		 tanto
that much
Quantity – adjective -a quanta
how much, how many		 tanta
that much

Indefinite quantities

Some (Indeterminate) Any (Most indeterminate) Other
Person ulu/uli
someone		 irgu/irgi
anyone		 altru/altri
someone else
Thing ulo
something		 irgo
anything		 altro
something else
Place ulube
somewhere		 irgube
anywhere		 altrube
elsewhere
Time ulatempe
sometime		 irgatempe
anytime		 altratempe
at another time
Way ulamaniere
somehow		 irgamaniere
in any way		 altramaniere
in another way
Quality ulaspeca
some kind of		 irgaspeca
any kind of		 altraspeca
another kind of
Quantity kelke
some		 irga quanto
however much		 altra quanto
another quantity

Definite quantities

No / none (Negative) Every (Collective)
Person nulu
no one		 omnu/omni
everyone
Thing nulo
nothing		 omno
everything
Place nulube
nowhere		 omnube
everywhere
Time nulatempe
never		 sempre
always
Way nulamaniere
in no way		 omnamaniere
in every way
Quality nulaspeca
no kind of		 omnaspeca
all kinds of
Quantity nulo
none		 omno
all

Sources

  1. The initial syllable can omitted: ta, to, ti, ta, pro to, di to. ↩

  2. Because of the ease of pronunciation, the first word ending can be omitted: ultempe, nultempe, ulspeca, nulspeca, ulmaniere, nulmaniere. ↩

  3. omnatempe is technically correct and in turn usable, but sempre is the official word. ↩

Last update: August 6, 2023
Created: August 6, 2023