COMPLETE MANUAL OF THE AUXILIARY LANGUAGE IDO

We cannot derive the verb to brush, from brush; the root is the verb of action, brosar, and the noun broso can only mean the act of brushing; a brush requires the affix of instrument -il: bros-il-o.

But in addition to the affixes that can only be affixes, many roots are used as affixes, forming then a kind of compound word. Thus the root ag- of the verb meaning to act, do, wield, is used with many names of instruments, when it was necessary to take the instrument as the first root; e.g. we say a hammer, to hammer, the second being evidently derived from the first. We therefore have to use the root -agar to play the part of an affix:

Martel-o, martel-agar, or martel-uzar.

This verb, meaning to hammer, is a transitive verb, that can be followed by an object.

Il martel-agis la pikturoHe hammered (at) the picture.

In the same way we have:

klef-agar,to lock;

buton-agar,to button;

fren-agar,to apply the brake;

pedal-agar,to pedal.

Titles of Courtesy.

In addressing noble persons, etc., the word Sinior(ul)o (or Siniorino) is used, and if necessary followed by the name of the dignity:

Sinioro Rejo, me humile pregas...

Sinioro Episkopo di London.

Siniorino Komto (The Countess...)

Yes, Sinioro,Yes, your Honor, your Worship.

Elision.

The final a of la and of adjectives, particularly derived adjectives in -al, may be dropped when no confusion in sense can arise

il parolis a l'infanto.

la nacional sentimento.

The accent remains on the same syllable as if the a was inserted.

The definite article may be contracted with certain prepositions:

dal = da la

del = de la

dil = di la

al = a la

Complete Manual - Grammatical Index

Topic

Lesson

Accent

Pron.

Accusative of qua, qui, quo

IV.

Ad, ed, od

I.

Adjectives

III.

Adjectives, indefinite

II.

Adverbs of manner

II.

Age (conversation)

VI.

Alphabet

Pron.

Any

X.

Article, definite

I., V.

Article, indefinite

I.

Auxiliaries: do, did

I.

to have

VII.

to be

VIII.

By after passive verb

VIII.

Comparison

II.

Compound words

Pron.

Conjunctions, compound

IX.

Conjunctions formed from prepositions

IX.

Conjunctions, mood and tense governed by

IX.

Consonants

Pron.

Derivation, adjectives and nouns

V.

Di, de, da

VIII.

Do, did

I.

Elision

I.

Fractions

VI.

Genders

I., II.

Multiples

VI.

Negation

I., VII.

Not

I.

Nouns

I.

Nouns, participles as

VIII.

Numerals

VI.

On

II., VIII.

Possessive case

V.

Prepositions, sense of

IX.

Pronouns, demonstrative

V.

Pronouns, indefinite

V., X.

Pronouns, interrogative and relative

IV.

Pronouns, personal

II.

Pronouns, plural adjectives as

IV.

Pronouns, possessive

III.

Pronouns, reflexive

II.

Pronouns, relative

IV.

Pronunciation

Pron.

Questions

I.

Some

X.

Verbs

I., II., VII., VIII.

Verbs, emphatic form

VII.

Verbs, participle as a noun

VIII.

Verbs, passive voice

VIII.

Verbs, passive voice translated by on

VIII.

Verbs, perfect tense

VII., VIII.

Verbs, progressive form

VII.

Vowels

Pron.

Whose

V.

Ye

IX.

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