These are sentences meant to illustrate the correct and intended use of Neo-Quenya words, to provide context for study and documentation.
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| No. | Quenya | Tengwar | Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (armacë): Eldar, Atani, Casari armancer i ohtassë. | | (fight [alongside] (vi.)): Elves, Men, and Dwarves fight [together] in the war. |
| 2 | (cotya): Cotonyen anat cotumonya ar orturnenyes. | | (fight [against] (vt.)): I fought [against] my enemy and i conquered him. |
| 3 | (emmata): Mana cárat? Emmateän. | | (photograph (v.)): What are you doing? I am taking pictures. |
| 4 | : Mana emmateät? Emmateän i nórecanta. | | : What are you photographing? I am photographing the landscape. |
| 5 | (epenan): Caruvanyes epenan. | | (later (av.)): I will do it later. |
| 6 | (éta): Ilquen tullë, éta yára Túro. | | (even (av.)): Everyone came, even old Túro. |
| 7 | (éyu): Tulleryë ar éyu tulyanë anna men. | | (even (av.)): He came and even brought a present for us. |
| 8 | (hecenna): I híni norner hecenna. | | (apart (av.)) The children ran apart. |
| 9 | (lalta): Laltanyes lillumë. | | (make laugh (v.)): I often make him laugh. |
| 10 | (luë): I mastacornë luë lungwínen neldë. | | (weigh (vi.)): The loaf weighs (= is heavy by) three pounds. |
| 11 | (lulúta): Lulútanen i eäressë quana aurë. | | (keep floating (v.)): I was floating on the sea all day long. |
| 12 | (melta): I aranel melta ilquen vaniëryanen. | | (melta (vt.)): The princess enamoured everybody with her beauty. |
| 13 | (merya): Hristonostassë illi merenyer. | | (celebrate (v.)): At christmas all were festive. |
| 14 | (milihta): Möa nin milihta fendeo queren. | | (oil (vt.)): I have to oil the door's hinge. |
| 15 | (nanya): Áva nanya lenna/anat le(?)! | / | (resist (vt.)): Do not resist him. |
| 16 | : Tuluvan ólë, ván nanyuva. | | : I will come with you, I will not struggle. |
| 17 | (nenta): Áva savë quetiërya, nenteäs rië i nás aran. | | (pretend (vt.)): Don‘t believe his words, he just pretends that he is a king. |
| 18 | : Lás capuva i varassello, nenteäs rië. | | (= (vi.)): He won‘t jump off the cliff, he‘s just pretending. |
| 19 | (nista): Lávari sina aldo nistar quana tarwa. | | (perfume (vt.)): Blossoms from this tree perfume an entire garden. |
| 20 | (nónan): Maisinwa nossë marnë sina cöassë nónan. | | (previously (av.)): Previously, a famous family lived in this house. |
| 21 | (pententa): Á pententa ilyë curwelyar! | | (mention (vt.)): Mention all your skills! |
| 22 | (tetya): I ñolyar tetya i parmo quettalínen. | | (dictate to (vt.)): The teacher dictates sentences to the pupil. |
| 23 | (tiucata): Langë linë lissimattar tiucatauvar tye. | | (fatten (vt.)): Too many desserts will fatten you up. |
| 24 | (torë): I hrávë tóra ruimenessë. | | (roast (vt.)): The meat is roasting in the fireplace. |
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