Irregularities and exceptions in Interlingua

Required

• The sequence "de le" is replaced by "del".
• The sequence "a le" is replaced by "al".
• If noun ends with a consonant, it takes plural in -es (instead of -s).
• If noun ends with 'c', it takes plural in -hes (instead of -s or -es).
• Not all adverbs are derived from adjectives.
• If adjective ends with -c, adverb derived from it takes -amente (instead of -mente).
• If verb ends with -ir, present particle replaces it with -iente (instead of -inte).
• If verb ends with -er, past particle replaces it with -ite (instead of -ete).
• If c is preceded by e, i or y, it is pronounced as s or ts (instead of k).
• "th" is pronounced as t.
• "ph" is pronounced as f.
• 10 is "dece" (instead of "unanta").
• 20 is "vinti" (instead of "duanta" or "danta").
• 30 is "trenta" (instead of "tresanta").
• 40 is "quaranta" (instead of "quatranta").
• A power of 1000 above 1000 has "de" between it and the counted objects.

Optional

• "es" as present tense of "esser" (instead of "esse")
• "son" as plural present tense of "esser" (instead of "esse")
• "era" as past tense of "esser" (instead of "esseva")
• "sia" as subjunctive of "esser" (instead of "esse")
• "ha" as present tense of "haber" (instead of "habe")
• "va" as present tense of "vader" (instead of "vade")
• "(le) minor" instead of "(le) plus parve"
• "(le) major" instead of "(le) plus magne"
• "(le) melior" instead of "(le) plus bon"
• "(le) pejor" instead of "(le) plus mal"
• "minime" instead of "le plus parve" or "le minor"
• "maxime" instead of "le plus magne" or "le major"
• "optime" instead of "le plus bon" or "le melior"
• "pessime" instead of "le plus mal" or "le pejor"

External links

• http://members.optus.net/~ado_hall/interlingua/gi/home/entry_page.html
• http://www.interlingua.com/en/gramword.htm