Table of Contents:

  1. Notes & Credits

  2. Grammar
    a. Pluralization
    b. Possessive Case
    c. Verbs
    d. Adjectives
    e. Adverbs

  3. Common to Drow

  4. Drow to Common

  5. Phrases

  1. GRAMMAR
  1. Pluralization
    Withstanding irregular forms, a plural is completed by en if it ends in a consonant or n if it ends in a vowel.
Singular
Plural
Jabbress
(Mistress}

Velve
{Blade}

 Jabbressen
(Mistresses)

Velven
(Blades)

  1. Possessive Case
    Coincidentally, the possessive case in the Drow language is very similar to the Common Tongue used by most races. The possessive case is completed with 's except if the word ends in "s" where upon just an apostrophe ( ' ) is added.
Sarn lil velg'larn's inthen.
{Beware the assassin's schemes.}

Nindil zhah lil Ilharess' elgluth.
{That is the Matron's whip.}

  1. Verbs
    A verb has different forms depending on its number (singular or plural); person (first, second, third); voice (active, passive); tense (present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect); and mood (indicative, imperative, subjunctive).

Number: Withstanding irregular verbs, the plural form is completed with er.
Singular
Plural
Lil sargtlin elgg.
{The warrior kills.}

Uss jaluk el.
{One male dies.}

Lil sargtlinen elgger.
{The warriors kill.}

Draa jaluken eler.
{Two males die.}

Person: Verbs usually have a different form only in the third person singular of the present tense. Withstanding irregular verbs, the third person singular of the present tense is completed with e.
Usstan belbau {I give}

Usstan luth {I cast}

Dos belbau {You give}

Dos luth {You cast}

Uk belbaue {He gives}

Il luthe {She casts}

Voice: A passive verb is a combination of a "be" verb and a past participle.
Active:
L'Yathrin harventhe ukt karliik
{The Yathrin severs his head}
Passive:
Ukt karliik zhahus harventhus a'lil Yathrin
{His head was severed by the Yathrin}
Tense: Withstanding irregular verbs, the past tense is completed with uz.
 
Active Voice
Passive Voice
Present Tense Uk phlithe
{He hates} 		Uk zhah phlithuz
{He is hated}
Past Tense Usstan phlithuz
{I hated} 		Usstan zhahus phlithuz
{I was hated}
Future Tense Dos orn phlith
{You will hate} 		Dos orn tlu phlithuz
{You will be hated}
Present Perfect Dos inbal phlithuz
{You have hated} 		Dos inbal tlus phlithuz
{You have been hated}
Past Perfect Il inbalus phlithuz
{She had hated} 		Il inbalus tlus phlithuz
{She had been hated}
Future Perfect Usstan zhal inbal phlithuz
{I shall have hated} 		Usstan zhal inbal tlus phlithuz
{I shall have been hated}
Mood: The mood of the verb indicates the tone in which the statement is made. The common "-ing" ending found in many verbs of the indicative mood is completed with "-in". There are no other endings for the imperative or subjunctive moods.
Indicative:
Udos phuul raldarin l'waess lil rothen.
{We are stripping the skin from the slaves.}

  1. Adjectives
    Adjectives have three forms: positive, comparative, and superlative. Withstanding irregular forms, the comparative form is completed with ur while the superlative is completed with url. The common "-ful" suffix for many adjectives is indicated by urn.
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Olath
{Dark}

Ssin'urn
{Beautiful}

Olathur
{Darker}

Mzild ssin'urn
{More beautiful}

Olathurl
{Darkest}

Mzilst ssin'urn
{Most beautiful}

  1. Adverbs
    Adverbs, like adjectives, have three forms: positive, comparative, and superlative. Withstanding irregular forms, the comparative form is completed with ur while the superlative is completed with url. The common "-ly" suffix for many adverbs is indicated by ne (or e if ending in "n").
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Al
{Well}

Ssin'urne
{Beautifully}

Alur
{Better}

Mzild ssin'urne
{More beautifully}

Alurl
{Best}

Mzilst ssin'urne
{Most beautifully}