Irregularities and exceptions in Interlingua: Difference between revisions

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This page describes the irregularities in the [[auxiliary language]] [[Interlingua]]. Most of these irregularities also exist in [[English]] and the [[Romance languages]] whichthat Interlingua uses as its source material. By extension, they also occur in many other languages.

Thus, they are not felt as irregular by many speakers. For example, the German ''besser'', the English ''better'', the French ''melieur'', and the Spanish ''mejor'' correspond to the Interlingua adjective ''melior'', listed below. Speakers of such languages as these expect to see a distinct word for 'better' and generally feel comfortable with its use. The verb ''son'' ('are', {{pl}}) is less widespread and is also rare in Interlingua.

Interlingua is notable in the sense that most languages intended as [[auxiliary language]]s seek to minimise or eliminate any irregular aspects. The below irregularities and exceptions are a compromise to make the language appear more familiar to speakers of [[Romance languages]], in which many of the below verbal irregularities can be found.

Interlingua is notable in the sense that most languages intended as [[auxiliary language]]s seek to minimise or eliminate any irregular aspects. The below irregularities and exceptions below are a compromise tothat makemakes the language appear more familiar to speakers of the [[Romance languages]], in which manythese of the below verbal irregularitiesforms can be found.

On the other hand, Interlingua specifies that these irregularities are optional, so that their use or otherwise is not mandated by the language.

On the other hand, Interlingua specifies that these irregularities are optional, so that their use or otherwise is not mandated by the language.

==Required==

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===Other===

==Verbs==

*"'''es'''" as present tense of "esser" (instead of "esse")

*"'''son'''" as plural present tense of "esser" (instead of "esse")

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*"'''ha'''" as present tense of "haber" (instead of "habe")

*"'''va'''" as present tense of "vader" (instead of "vade")

==Comparative and superlative adjectives==

*"'''(le) minor'''" instead of "(le) plus parve"

*"'''(le) major'''" instead of "(le) plus magne"