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The term '''irregularities or exceptions in Interlingua''' refers to deviations from the logical rules in a few grammatical constructions in the [[international auxiliary language]] [[Interlingua]]. These oddities are a part of the standard grammar. These special cases have crept into the language as a result of the effort to keep it naturalistic. Most of these irregularities also exist in Interlingua's source languages; [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], and to a lesser extent [[German language|German]] and [[Russian language|Russian]]. This feature of the language makes Interlingua more familiar to the speakers of source languages. And at the same time, it makes the language more difficult for others.
The speakers of the source languages
Interlingua is notable in the sense that unlike most auxiliary languages, that seek to minimise or eliminate any irregular aspects, Interlingua takes a flexible approach. It is mandatory to use certain exceptions in Interlingua while others have been kept optional.
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===Pronunciation===
Interlingua
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Letter / Digraph
! Possible Pronunciations<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.optus.net/~ado_hall/interlingua/gi/spelling/spelling_&_pronunciation.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040724184617/http://members.optus.net/~ado_hall/interlingua/gi/spelling/spelling_
! Rules
! Examples
|-
| c
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|
| ''camera'', ''crear'' <br> ''acido'', ''Cinderella''
|-
| ch
|
| like
| ''cholera'', ''chrome
|-
| h
|
|
|
|-
| rh
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|
| rhetorica, rheumatic
|-
| sh
|
|
| Shakespeare
|-
| th
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| always pronounced like
| ''theatro
|-
| ph
|
| always pronounced like
| ''photographia'', ''photosynthese''
|-
| t
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| pronounced as
| ''tourista
|-
| u
|
|
| ''luna'', ''plural'' <br>
|-
| y
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|
| ''Yugoslavia'', ''yoga
|}
Besides, there are also unassimilated
Diacritics ===Contractions===
Just
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! Example
|-
| ''de'' (of) + ''le'' (the)
| ''del
| ''del matre'' (of the mother)
|-
| ''a'' (to) + ''le'' (the)
| ''al''
| ''al luna'' (to the moon)
|}
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| ends in a consonant other than ''c''
| ''-es''
| ''conversation'' - ''conversationes'' <br> ''pais'' - ''paises''
|-
| ends in ''c''
| ''-hes''
| ''roc'' - ''roches'' <br> ''choc'' - ''choches''
|-
| ends in a vowel
| ''-s''
| ''radio'' - ''radios'' <br> ''academia'' - ''academias''
|}
There are also irregular plurals that occur in
===Numbers===
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|-
| 10
| ''unanta''
| ''dece''
|-
| 20
| ''duoanta''
| ''vinti''
|-
| 30
| ''tresanta''
| ''trenta''
|-
| 40
| ''quatranta''
| ''quaranta''
|-
| 13
| ''tresdece''
| ''tredece''
|-
| 14
| ''quatrodece''
| ''quattuordece''
|-
| 15
| ''cinquedece''
| ''quindece''
|-
| 16
| ''sexdece''
| ''sedece''
|}
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* Not all adverbs are derived from adjectives.
* If an adjective ends with -c, an adverb derived from it takes
* ''Sia'' is the imperative form of ''esser'' ('to be'): ''Sia contente!'' 'Be content!'
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====Optional short forms====
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====Alternative forms of ''esser''====
:''Note. These forms are rarely used.''
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===Comparative and superlative adjectives===
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==References==
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==External links==
*[https://adoneilson.com/int/gi/ "a grammar of interlingua"] by Alexander Gode & Hugh Blair
*''[http://www.interlingua.com/
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