Ladino and English/Contrastive Grammar

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Lad-Eng Tests

Nouns without Determiners

  • (lad) la Espanya → (eng) Spain
  (lad) el<det><def><f><sg> Espanya<np><loc> → (eng) Spain<np><loc>
  • (lad) la Gresia → (eng) Greece
  (lad) el<det><def><f><sg> Gresia<np><loc> → (eng) Greece<np><loc>

Grammatical Gender

  • (lad) la estreyeriya → (eng) the stars
  (lad) el<det><def><f><sg> estreyeriya<n><f><sg> → (eng) the<det><def> star<n><pl>
  • (lad) la lingua → (eng) the language
  (lad) el<det><def><f><sg> lingua<n><f><sg> → (eng) the<det><def> language<n><sg>

Reflexive Verb Order

  • (lad) me mires → (eng) look at me
  (lad) me<prn><pers><p1><sg><pro> mirar<v><prs><p2><sg> → (eng) look<vblex><imp> prpers<prn><obj><p1><mf><sg>
  • (lad) te pario → (eng) she bore you
  (lad) te<prn><pers><p2><sg><pro> parir<v><ifi><p3><sg> → (eng) prpers<prn><subj><p3><f><sg> bear<vblex><past> prpers<prn><obj><p2><mf><sp>
  • (lad) te dio → (eng) she gave you
  (lad) te<prn><pers><p2><sg><pro> dar<v><ifi><p3><sg> → (eng) prpers<prn><subj><p3><f><sg> give<vblex><past> prpers<prn><obj><p2><mf><sp>

Adjective Order

  • (lad) los djudios sefardim → (eng) Sephardi Jews
  (lad) el<det><def><m><pl> djudio<n><m><pl> sefardim<adj><m><pl> → (eng) Sephardi<adj><pl> Jews<n><pl>
  • (lad) la luz santa → (eng) the holy light
  (lad) el<det><def><f><sg> luz<n><f><sg> santa<adj><f><sg> → (eng) the<det> holy<adj><sg> light<n><sg>

Conjugation Drops Words

  • (lad) mirava → (eng) he looked
  (lad) mirar<v><pii><p3><sg> → (eng) prpers<prn><subj><p3><m><sg> look<vblex><past>
  • (lad) komo limones → (eng) I eat lemons
  (lad) komer<v><pres><p1><sg> limon<n><pl> → (eng) prpers<prn><subj><p1><mf><sg> eat<vblex><pres> lemon<n><pl>