3.6 Correlatives
Correlatives (
Korelativoj or
Tabelvortoj) is a system of 45 words, partly
pronouns (
kiu –
who,
tiu –
this,
kies –
whose, etc), partly adverbs
(
kie –
where,
tie –
there,
kiom –
how much,
etc).
[7]
3.6.1.1 System
of correlatives
Every correlative consists of two parts – first and second.
First
parts
[8]:
ki-
= interrogative
(
demandovorto)
ti-
= demonstrative
(
montrovorto)i-
= indefinite (
nedifinita
vorto)
ĉi- = universal
(
tutampleksa
vorto)
neni- = negation
(
nea vorto)
Second
parts:
[9]-u
= individuality
(
individuo)
-o[10]
= thing
(
aĵo)
-a
= quality (
kvalito,
eco)
-es =
possessor (
posedo)
-e = place
(
loko)
-am
= time
(
tempo)
-al
= cause
(
kaŭzo)
-el
= manner
(
maniero)
-om
= quantity (
kvanto)
By combining these two
sets, it is possible to form 45 words:
|
interrogative demanda
|
demonstrative montra
|
indefinite nedifina
|
universal kolektiva
|
negative negativa
|
|
individual. individuo
|
kiu who which
|
tiu that
one that
|
iu somebody, some
|
ĉiu everybody every,
all
|
neniu nobody no,
none
|
|
thing neŭtraĵo
|
kio what
|
tio that thing
|
io something
|
ĉio everything
|
nenio nothing
|
|
quality kvalito
|
kia what kind of
|
tia that kind of
|
ia some kind of
|
ĉia every kind of
|
nenia no kind of
|
|
possession posedo
|
kies whose
|
ties that one’s
|
ies someone’s
|
ĉies everyone’s
|
nenies nobody’s
|
|
place loko
|
kie where
|
tie there
|
ie somewhere
|
ĉie everywhere
|
nenie nowhere
|
|
time tempo
|
kiam when
|
tiam then
|
iam sometime
|
ĉiam always
|
neniam never
|
|
cause kaŭzo
|
kial why
|
tial so
|
ial for some reas.
|
ĉial for every
reas.
|
nenial for no reas.
|
|
manner maniero
|
kiel how
|
tiel thus
|
iel somehow
|
ĉiel in every way
|
neniel in no way
|
|
quantity kvanto
|
kiom how much
|
tiom so much
|
iom some
|
ĉiom all of it
|
neniom no amount
|
3.6.1.2 Declination
of correlatives
Correlatives of individuality (-iu) can
form accusative and plural.
Correlatives of things
(-io) can form accusative, but normally do not
form plural.
Kion tiuj homoj
ĉion ne elpensas. – What all do the people think
out!
Adverbial correlatives of place
(-ie) can form accusative to mark
direction.
Mi estas tie. – I am
there.
Mi iras tien. – I
am going there.
Other adverbial correlatives (time –
-am, cause –
-al, manner –
-el, quantity –
-om) and possessive correlatives
(-ies) do not decline.
3.6.1.3 Using
parts of correlatives in word building
It is not normal to use first or second part of correlative and combine it
alone with some root or affix. However there are some exceptions –
neni-aĵo,
neni-eco,
neni-igi,
neni-iĝi,
ti-aĵo.
[11]Neniaĵo
–
nearly nothing, thing with no valueViaj
kontraŭuloj fariĝos neniaĵo kaj
pereos.[12] –
Your enemies will do nearly nothing to themselves and they will perish.
Nenieco –
quality to be like
nothing, nothingnessdezerta regno de la
nenieco[13] –
desert kingdom of nothingness
Neniigi –
destroyMi neniigos vin, kaj vi ne plu
ekzistos[14] –
I will destroy you and you will no more
exist.neniiĝi –
disappearLi disneniiĝis kiel
fumo. –
He disappeared like a puff of
smoke.tiaĵo –
thing of
that quality (
ti-aĵo, from
tia and
aĵo)
Mi ne
ŝatas tiaĵojn. –
I don’t like things that
look, behave, etc like that.
3.6.1.4 Using
correlatives in word building
Some correlatives can accept different category endings, some can accept
suffixes and some can even form composites with other roots. Very often is the
set of possible derived forms restricted to some few traditional forms. I will
go through one type of correlatives after another.
Individual – -iu
The individual form can precede virtually
any root (see
–ia):
tiumomente
– in that moment, tiunokte –
during that night, tiusence –
in that sense, kiusence – in
what sense, iusence – in some
sense, etc.
It is impossible to add any ending or true suffix to it. Of
course, it can be declined.
Quality – -ia
The correlatives of quality can be also
before nearly any root. The difference usage of
-iu and
–ia, is implied by their meaning –
-iu refers to some concrete thing, occasion,
etc., -ia refers to some type, quality or style
of thing, occasion, manner etc. Sometimes it is hard to distinguish these two
groups.
tiamaniere – in such
manner, tiasence – in such
sense, tiaspeca – of such
type, similar, analogous, kiamaniere
– in what manner, how,
ĉiamaniere – in all
manner
Place – -ieIt is possible to form adjectives from the
correlatives of place (
-e), e.g.
tiea,
ĉiea, etc., with the meaning
“finding itself there, everywhere,
etc.”
[15]. These adjectives
are normally declined.
La ĉiea pluvo detruis
ĉiuj vojojn. –
Rain that was everywhere destroyed all
roads.Sometimes, it is also possible to see form
tieulo –
the man from
there.
Quantity – -iom
The ordinal form of the correlatives of
quantity is created by adding the ending a,
e.g.: kioma,
tioma.
Sur la kioma
etaĝo vi loĝas? – On which floor do you
live?
It is also possible to diminish or augment the quantity
(practically only iom):
iomete – a bit of,
iomege – some large quantity,
iometo – a bit. Some of the
numerical suffixes can also be added:
kiomoble – how many times,
kiomfoje – how often
The
forms with adverbial e are only emphasized
forms of the original: iome.
Time – -iam
The forms with adjectival ending
(-a), e.g.
tiama, ĉiama.
iama, etc., with meaning “existing in that time, existing
always, existing in some time (in the past).
Cause – -ial
The only derived word is
kialo – the reason,
motive.
Manner – -iel
Tiele and
iele are emphasized forms of
tiel and iel.
The forms with adjectival ending (-a), e.g.
tiela, kiela
etc. are equivalents to tiamaniera,
kiamaniera, etc.
It is also possible to see
word *tielmaniere – the official form is
tiamaniere or
tiumaniere.
Possession – -ies, Thing – -io
I do not know about
any derived forms.
[7] In other languages is very
often also some system of some adverbs or pronouns, but mostly it is not so
regular and complex as in Esperanto. See for example English (Source: J.M.D.
Meiklejohn, The English Language - Its grammar, history and literature,
1895):
|
Pronoun
|
Place In
|
Place To
|
Place From
|
Time In
|
Manner
|
Cause
|
|
Wh-o
|
Whe-re
|
Whi-ther
|
Whe-nce
|
Whe-n
|
Ho-w
|
Wh-y
|
|
Th-e
|
The-re
|
Thi-ther
|
The-nce
|
The-n
|
Th-us
|
Th-e
|
|
He
|
He-re
|
Hi-ther
|
He-nce
|
|
|
|
[8] There are also unofficial
forms with the first part
al –
another (aliu – somebody
else, aliel – in another way,
etc.) This set was created by analogy from the word
alia –
another. The words derived
from the official root and the unofficial set of correlatives have different
meaning.
[9] Some of the second parts are
same as normal endings, but they have different meaning – ordinary
u stands for volitive, ordinary
e stands for any adverb, not only for place,
ordinary
a stands for any adjective, not only
for quality. Only
o has nearly the same
meaning.
[13] Cited from PMEG,
originating from Schiller, F.:
La Rabistoj, translated by L.
Zamenhof