va

[va]

1. possessive determiner, feminine singular Your.

2. possessive pronoun, feminine plural Yours.

Spelling: Before words beginning with a vowel or h-, it turns into val’, with word ligature (both words are written together without intermediate spaces). For feminine plural: vas; for masculine forms, see vou. It can be used in polite speech to address one or more people. It is also used in prayers to God and the Virgin Mary.

Etymology (2-3): From Latin vos (you), by analogy with tua (your).

tant

[tant]

1. adverb of quantity So much (quantity), so often (frequency), so, such. Example: Nõ virca tant o ta salù notaré-ou, Don’t work so much or your health will notice it.

2. indefinite determiner So much, so many. Example: Tanta genta na strata pone-mi neuròs, so many people on the street make me nervous.

3. indefinite pronoun So much, so many. Example: Gga hen esat costrujats tants, so many have been already built.

Etymology: From Latin tantus.

~ … com

[tant kom]

1. comparative conjunction As … as, as much as, as many as. Example: Jo vollarïe esăre tant aut com a Llũ, I’d like to be as tall as the Moon.

~ … qwe

[tant kwe]

1. consecutive conjunction So much … that, so many … that. Example: Tants vadeiren ad a warra, qwe ou pouple risté sens homes, so many went to the war, that the town ran out of men.