Romansch (Grischun) Grammar

Nouns

Nouns have two genders, masculine and feminine.

bab      father (masc.)
Singular
     il bab      the father
Plural
     ils babs      the fathers

mamma      mother (fem.)
Singular
     la mamma      the mother
Plural
     las mammas      the mothers

Verbs

esser      to be
Singular
1. jau sun      I am
2. ti es      you are (familiar)
Vus essas      you are (formal)
3. el è      he is, it is
ella è      she is, it is
Plural
1. nus essan      we are
2. vus essas      you are
3. els èn      they are (masc. or masc. & fem.)
ellas èn      they are (fem.)

avair      to have
Singular
1. jau hai      I have
2. ti has      you have (familiar)
vus avais      you have (formal)
3. el ha      he has, it has
ella ha      she has, it has
Plural
1. nus avain      we have
2. vus avais      you have
3. els han      they have (masc. or masc. & fem.)
ellas han      they have (fem.)

vender      to sell
Singular
1. jau vend      I sell
2. ti vendas      you sell (familiar)
Vus vendais      you sell (formal)
3. el venda      he sells, it sells
ella venda      she sells, it sells
Plural
1. nus vendain      we sell
2. vus vendais      you sell
3. els vendan      they sell (masc. or masc. & fem.)
ellas vendan      they sell (fem.)

Adjectives

Adjectives have two genders, masculine and feminine and are usually placed after the noun.

nair      black (masc.)
Singular
in chaun nair      a black dog
il chaun nair      the black dog
Plural
chauns nairs      black dogs
ils chauns nairs      the black dogs

naira      black (fem.)
Singular
ina vatga naira      a black cow
la vatga naira      the black cow
Plural
vatgas nairas      black cows
las vatgas nairas      the black cows

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