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Restrict unit grammar and allow for composite expressions
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To form ''even larger'' numbers, put the appropriate SI prefix ({{Derani||mega}}, {{Derani||gıga}}, {{Derani||tera}}…) after each group of three digits. | To form ''even larger'' numbers, put the appropriate SI prefix ({{Derani||mega}}, {{Derani||gıga}}, {{Derani||tera}}…) after each group of three digits. | ||
In more colloquial usage, {{Deranize|shıfue}}, {{Deranize|shıbıq}}, and even {{Deranize|shımega}} might be abbreviated to {{Derani||fue}}, {{Derani||bıq}}, {{Derani||mega}}. | |||
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== Negatives and decimals == | == Negatives and decimals == | ||
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{{Example|{{Deranize|shícogusaqchıojofe}}|2=1.23(45) = 1.23454545…}} | {{Example|{{Deranize|shícogusaqchıojofe}}|2=1.23(45) = 1.23454545…}} | ||
== Units == | == Units == | ||
Units like {{Deranize|meta}} (meter) and {{Deranize|hora}} (hour) are also number words. They multiply when put next to each other, and | Units like {{Deranize|meta}} (meter) and {{Deranize|hora}} (hour) are also number words. They multiply when put next to each other, and must be paired with a number to form a '''quantity'''. | ||
{{Example|{{Deranize|Buaıne kú sáqheı meta.}}|The length is 30 meters.}} | {{Example|{{Deranize|Buaıne kú sáqheı meta.}}|The length is 30 meters.}} | ||
{{Example|{{Deranize|Cabaq kú gúcoshı kılobata hora.}}|The energy is 2.1 kWh.}} | {{Example|{{Deranize|Cabaq kú gúcoshı kılobata hora.}}|The energy is 2.1 kWh.}} | ||
They can also be inverted with {{Deranize|peo-}}. For example, {{Deranize| | They can also be inverted with {{Deranize|peo-}}. For example, {{Deranize|pẹometa}} is the unit m⁻¹. A quantity like 60 km/h is expressed as "sixty kilometer hour⁻¹": | ||
{{Example|{{Deranize|Suaıne kú cíheı kılometa pẹohora.}}|The speed is 60 km/h.}} | {{Example|{{Deranize|Suaıne kú cíheı kılometa pẹohora.}}|The speed is 60 km/h.}} | ||
== Fractions == | |||
The prefix {{Deranize|paq-}} turns a number ''x'' into the fractional unit ''x⁻¹''. For example, {{Deranize|fé pạqcı}} is the number 5/6. | |||
Fractional units are a little different from units proper, because they form numbers, not quantities. That is, in {{Deranize|róaı pạqsaq meta}}, {{Deranize|pạqsaq}} must come ''before'' {{Deranize|meta}} because it belongs to the number part of the quantity. | |||
== Composite expressions == | |||
Some things are most naturally expressed as the sum of multiple quantities. Quantities sum when put next to each other:{{Example|{{Deranize|Fáfuaq mı Taıtanıko bï duo hóq sáq hora heıjo mınu da.}}|The movie Titanic is 3 hours and 14 minutes long.}}The same goes for fractional numbers:{{Example|{{Deranize|Luı pıe jí shí shı pạqgu lıta nao.}}|I've had 1 ½ liters of water.}} | |||
== Pseudo-numbers == | == Pseudo-numbers == | ||
Some words like {{Deranize|puı}} and {{Deranize|tıopuı}} are pseudo-numbers: they can't stand alone as a number pronoun, but can still be used with certain prefixes, such as {{Deranize|ne-}} and {{Deranize|nho-}}. | Some words like {{Deranize|puı}} and {{Deranize|tıopuı}} are pseudo-numbers: they can't stand alone as a number pronoun, but can still be used with certain prefixes, such as {{Deranize|ne-}} and {{Deranize|nho-}}. | ||