quenya_grammar1-8 Exercise 3: Negation and áva =============================================== I do not make uan carë (ua- + -n; main verb in impersonal form) I am not making uan cára Structure: the affirmative has one word with the pronoun on the verb (carin, cáran). The negative uses a separate negative verb ua- that carries the pronoun (uan = ua- + -n), and the main verb stays bare (carë, cára). áva is ambiguous because it appears in two uses on the page: - prohibition particle: Áva carë! "Don't do it!" - the imperative of the verb auta- "depart": Áva márië! "Go (away) happily!" (áva < á va) Which one it is depends on the verb that follows.