Sindarin Grammar Lessons
Answer Key
by Taramiluiel
Exercise #1 | Exercise #2 | Exercise #3 | Exercise #4 | Exercise #5
EXERCISE #1
1. Dúnadan
2. Edhellen
3. Aearon
4. Galadhremmin
5. Ennorath
6. Aragorn
7. Imladris
8. Curunír
9. Hithaeglir
10. Elbereth
11. Celebrimbor
12. Elessar
13. Aredhel
14. Glorfindel
15. Fanuilos
16. Tinúviel
17. Gilthoniel
18. Eregion
19. Nogothrim
20. Ódhellim
EXERCISE #2
1. I speak to a Man ~ pedin na Adan
2. I speak to mother ~ pedin na naneth
3. an Elf and a Man ~ Edhel ah Adan
4. Men or Elves ~ Edain egor Edhil
5. Men from the Sea ~ Edain uin Aear
6. I come from Imladris ~ telin o Imladris
7. a mother and a father ~ naneth ah adan
8. the father or the mother ~ i adar egor i naneth
9. I speak to the Elves ~ pedin nan Edhil
10. I go to the fathers ~ bedin nan edair
11. in Edhil ah Adan ~ the Elves and a Man
12. pedin nan Edain ~ I speak to the Men
13. telin o Lothlórien ~ I come from Lothlórien
14. i Edhel uin Aear ~ the Elf from the Sea
15. mellon ah Edhel ~ a friend and an Elf
16. naneth egor adar ~ a mother or a father (mother or father)
17. i Adan a mellon ~ the Man and a friend
18. bedin nan nenith ~ I go to the mothers
19. mellon uin Aear ~ a friend from the Sea
20. bedin na Imladris ~ I go to Rivendell
EXERCISE #3
1. talagan "a harper" ~ telegain
2. heledir "a kingfisher" ~ heledir
3. naw "an idea" ~ noe
4. aear "a sea" ~ aeair
5. mellon "a friend" ~ mellyn
6. lû "a time" ~ lui
7. roch "a horse" ~ rych
8. beriannen "protected" ~ beriennin
9. cordof "an apple" ~ cerdyf
10. guldur "sorcery" ~ gyldyr
11. Onod "an Ent" ~ Onodrim
12. Rochir "a Horse-Lord" ~ Rochirrim
13. gaur "a werewolf" ~ gaurhoth
14. pent "a tale" ~ pennath
15. lanc "a throat" ~ langath
16. mellon "a friend" ~ mellonath
17. maeth "a battle" ~ maethath
18. mist "an error" ~ mistiath
19. Hadhod "a Dwarf" ~ Hadhodrim
20. ram "a wall" ~ rammath
EXERCISE #4
1. survival ~ bronad … the survival ~ i vronad
2. a star ~ gîl … beneath a star ~ nu 'îl / di 'îl
3. a bow ~ peng … with a bow (using na) ~ na beng
4. blood ~ sereg … like blood ~ sui hereg
5. a deed ~ cardh … a misdeed ~ úgardh / ugardh
6. support ~ tulu … the support ~ i dulu
7. sky ~ menel … the sky ~ i venel
8. a child ~ hên … the child ~ a chên
9. a whisper ~ lhoss … the whisper ~ i thloss
10. east ~ rhûn … the east ~ i thrûn
11. i dhû ~ the night/nightfall/evening/dimness
12. bo gair ~ on a ship
13. i vrannon ~ the lord
14. i drenarn~ the account
15. úchannas ~ a misunderstanding or stupidity
16. be 'lîr ~ according to a poem/song/verse
17. i vôr ~ the night/darkness (from môr) or the trusty/faithful vassal (from bôr)
18. na beth ~ with/by a word
19. trî ham ~ through a chamber
20. sui 'wael ~ like a gull
EXERCISE #5
1. the hobbits ~ i pheriain/pheriannath
2. for remembrance ~ adh rîn
3. against an enemy ~ da choth
4. through the Shire ~ trîn Drann
5. according to the magician ~ ben gollor
6. leaves of the tree (using en) ~ laiss e-galadh
7. from a land ~ o ndôr
8. out of a forest ~ e thaur
9. in winter ~ ne thrîw
10. over a branch ~ or 'olf
11. dam mennas ~ against an angle
12. in droeg ~ the wolves
13. am mîl ~ for love
14. nuin ndaen ~ beneath the corpse
15. min gar ~ in the house/building
16. nan dathar ~ to/by the willow
17. or thalf ~ above a field/flat land
18. ne Cherveth ~ in July
19. ef fuin ~ out of night/gloom/darkness
20. o ndôr ~ of/from a land
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