Verbs
What else do we need to start forming sentences in Gobbledegook? Verbs, of course! Here are some key verbs to know:
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Let's see some examples on how to use these verbs.
English |
Gobbledegook |
Literal Translation |
You have a wand. |
Brok grag blook. |
You have wand. |
I like books. |
Zik kip rad. |
I like book. |
They drink juice. |
Klig vik vron. |
They drink juice. |
He loves to read books. |
Glar grud zag rad. |
He love read book. |
You may have noticed that the verbs stay the same regardless of the subject -- no conjugation necessary! Thank you, goblins!
You may have also noticed that the verbs are all in their present tenses. In fact, verbs in Gobbledegook stay the same regardless of tense as well. They do, however, require more context to dictate when the action was being done. This concept is a little advanced to cover in a four-lesson HOL class, so we'll leave it alone for now. Boo, goblins!
You may have also noticed that the verbs are all in their present tenses. In fact, verbs in Gobbledegook stay the same regardless of tense as well. They do, however, require more context to dictate when the action was being done. This concept is a little advanced to cover in a four-lesson HOL class, so we'll leave it alone for now. Boo, goblins!
Grag
Grag, to have, is one of the most important words in Gobbledegook. Possession is extremely important in goblin culture. Notice there is no translation for to be. In Gobbledegook, you can’t be anything, you can only have. Instead of saying “I want to be famous,” a goblin would say, “I want to have fame.”
Here are a few more examples of grag to help you better understand the concept:
Here are a few more examples of grag to help you better understand the concept:
English |
Gobbledegook |
Literal Translation |
I am happy. |
Zik grag grid. |
I have happiness. |
He is funny. |
Glar grag krud. |
He have humor. |
Are we alive? |
Zar grag kit? |
We have life? |
You are a professor. |
Brok grag klon barpad. |
You have job professor. |
My name is Cody. |
Zik grag vook Cody. |
I have name Cody. |
They are goblins. |
Klig grag kat goblin. |
They have form goblin. |
Using Hog With Verbs
In the previous lesson, you learned how to modify adjectives with hog to mean “not.” The same concept works with verbs. By placing hog after the verb, you can say [the subject] does not [verb]. See the table below for more examples.
I do not like books. |
Zik kip hog rad. |
I like not book. |
You do not have a wand. |
Brok grag hog blook. |
You have not wand. |
He does not love to read books. |
Glar grud hog zag rad. |
He love not read book. |
He loves to not read books. |
Glar grud zag hog rad. |
He love read not book. |