Ná-

na is the Quenya verb for "to be".

Also, ná means "yes, it is so"

Etymology

Sundocarmë NA2

Forms

Various attested forms of "to be"

• ná "is"
  • nánye/nanye “I am”
  • nalye "you are" (polite)
  • natye “you are” (familiar)
  • nás “it is”,
  • náse “(s)he is”
  • nalme “we are”
  • nát "they (dual) are"
  • nar/nár "they are"
• náne/né "was"
  • anen “I was”,
  • anel “you were”
  • nése "he was"
  • anes “(s)he/it was”
  • nét "they (dual) were"
  • náner/nér "they were"
• uva/nauva "will be"
  • nauvan "I will be
• anaie "has been"

• náve "being" (infinitive/gerund)
• na "let it be"
  • nai "be it that"

Syntax

Na is following the sentece. When used in imperative, it precedes the adjective.

• na aire "be holy"
• aire na "it is holy"

See also

• mana "what is"
• násie "amen"
• nat "thing"
• ea

External links

• Elvish verb "to be"