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A final -a drops out before the ending -uva is added; quanta- "fill", future tense quantuva "shall fill".
A final -a drops out before the ending -uva is added; quanta- "fill", future tense quantuva "shall fill".


==Example==
==Examples==
* '''laituvalmet''' = "we shall bless them"<ref>{{RK|Cormallen}}</ref>
* '''laituvalmet''' = "we shall bless them"<ref>{{RK|Cormallen}}</ref>
* '''tiruvantes''' = “they will guard it”
* '''tiruvantes''' = “they will guard it”

Revision as of 11:07, 11 June 2021

-uva is a Quenya future tense ending.

A final -a drops out before the ending -uva is added; quanta- "fill", future tense quantuva "shall fill".

Examples

  • laituvalmet = "we shall bless them"[1]
  • tiruvantes = “they will guard it”
  • enquantuva = "shall refill"
  • cenuva = "Shall see"[2]

References