User talk:MGSpiller/templates
Inflections and conjugations edit
English edit
Templates exist for English language entries for nouns, adjectives, and verbs. The intent is to make the resulting layout more consistent.
Plurals of nouns edit
The following templates may be used under a ===Noun=== header to give the noun and its plural. Using these templates will also add the adjective to the "English nouns" category.
| Use | Template | Example output |
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| Countable nouns with regular plurals formed by adding s | {{en-noun-reg}}
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On the page for tree {{en-noun-reg}} will produce tree (plural trees) |
| Countable nouns with regular plurals formed by adding es | {{en-noun-reg-es}}
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On the page for box {{en-noun-reg-es}} will produce box (plural boxes) |
| Countable nouns that end in y preceded by a consonant and have regular plurals | {{en-noun-reg-y}}
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On the page for baby {{en-noun-reg-y|bab|y}} will produce baby (plural babies) |
| Countable nouns with irregular plurals | {{en-noun-irreg}}
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On the page for mouse {{en-noun-irreg|mice}} will produce mouse (plural mice) |
| Uncountable nouns | {{en-noun-unc}}
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On the page for wetness {{en-noun-unc}} will produce wetness (uncountable) |
| Nouns that are both countable and uncountable with regular plurals formed by adding s | {{en-noun-reg-both}}
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On the page for heat {{en-noun-reg-both}} will produce heat (countable and uncountable; plural heats) |
| Nouns that are both countable and uncountable with regular plurals formed by adding es | {{en-noun-reg-es-both}}
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On the page for moss {{en-noun-reg-es-both}} will produce moss (countable and uncountable; plural mosses) |
| Nouns that are both countable and uncountable with regular plurals and end in y preceded by a consonant | {{en-noun-reg-y-both}}
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On the page for folly {{en-noun-reg-y-both|foll|y}} will produce folly (countable and uncountable; plural follies) |
| Nouns that are both countable and uncountable with irregular plurals | {{en-noun-irreg-both}}
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On the page for man {{en-noun-irreg-both}} will produce man (countable and uncountable; plural men) |
Comparatives and superlatives of adjectives edit
The following templates may be used under a ===Adjective=== header to give the adjective and its comparative(s) and superlative(s). Using these templates will also add the adjective to the "English adjectives" category.
| Use | Template | Example output |
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| Adjectives that form the comparative by adding er and the superlative by adding est | {{en-adj-er}}
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On the page for cold {{en-adj-er}} will produce cold (Template:compar colder, Template:superl coldest) |
| Adjectives ending in e that form the comparative by adding er and the superlative by adding est | {{en-adj-er-e}}
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On the page for late {{en-adj-er-e|lat|e}} will produce late (Template:compar later, Template:superl latest) |
| Adjectives that form the comparative by adding er and the superlative by adding est and double the final consonant | {{en-adj-er-double}}
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On the page for hot {{en-adj-er-double|ho|t}} will produce hot (Template:compar hotter, Template:superl hottest) |
| Adjectives that end in y and form the comparative by then adding er and the superlative by adding est, and that change the final y to i | {{en-adj-er-y}}
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On the page for tasty {{en-adj-er-y|tast|y}} will produce tasty (Template:compar tastier, Template:superl tastiest) |
| Adjectives that form the comparative using more and the superlative using most | {{en-adj-more}}
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On the page for wonderful {{en-adj-more}} will produce wonderful (Template:compar more wonderful, Template:superl most wonderful) |
| Adjectives that can form the comparative either by adding er or by using more and the superlative either by adding est or by using most | {{en-adj-both}}
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On the page for common {{en-adj-both}} will produce common (Template:compar commoner or more common, Template:superl commonest or most common) |
| Adjectives ending in y that can form the comparative either by adding er or by using more and the superlative either by adding est or by using most, and that change the final y to i | {{en-adj-both-y}}
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On the page for likely {{en-adj-both-y|likel|y}} will produce likely (Template:compar likelier or more likely, Template:superl likeliest or most likely) |
| Adjectives that do not have a comparative or superlative | {{en-adj-notcomp}}
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On the page for triple {{en-adj-notcomp}} will produce triple (not comparable) |
Inflections of regular verbs edit
Regular verb inflection templates are as follows:
| For infinitives ending in | Use this template | With the parameters | Examples | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
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{{en-infl-reg-vowel-e}} | the infinitive minus the e | the e | nothing, leave blank |
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{{en-infl-reg-ie}} | the infinitive minus the ie | the ie | nothing, leave blank |
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{{en-infl-reg-other-e}} | the infinitive minus the e | the e | nothing, leave blank |
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{{en-infl-reg-sibilant}} | the infinitive minus the suffix | the suffix | a doubling consonant, if the verb is a doubling verb |
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{{en-infl-reg-consonant-y}} | the infinitive minus the y | the y | nothing, leave blank |
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{{en-infl-reg-consonant}} | the whole infinitive | nothing, leave blank | a doubling consonant, if the verb is a doubling verb |
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Inflections of irregular verbs edit
{{en-infl-irreg}}
This template allows you to enter the verb inflections of an irregular verb. The arguments are: uninflected form, third-person singular present tense, present participle, simple past, past participle. It also adds the verb to the category category:English irregular verbs.
- Example: The conjugation of the irregular verb to set is given by {{en-infl-irreg|set|sets|setting|set|set}}, which generates the following text:
Notes edit
- A doubling regular verb is one that doubles up the final consonant when forming the present participle, simple past, and past participle.
- Some verbs (e.g. yodel) are doubling regular verbs in Commonwealth English and non-doubling regular verbs in United States English. This is most easily handled by using two instances of the relevant template, one with the doubling consonant and one without, tagging with {{context|UK|lang=und}} or {{context|US|lang=und}} as needed.
- Some verbs also optionally double the final consonant in the third person singular simple present (e.g. the third person singular simple present of bus can be both buses and busses). This is most easily handled by using two templates, the first the relevant regular inflection template and the second an irregular inflection template, treating the simple present doubling as an irregularity. Alternately, use the template formation as a reference for cases like this, and enter the inflections manually.
- Some verbs have both regular and irregular inflections (e.g. bet, burn, dive, dwell, fit, leap, lean, misspell, mow, plead, quit, smell, sneak, sow, speed, spell, spill, spoil, strive, thrive, tread, work). Again, this is most easily handled by using two templates, the first the relevant regular inflection template and the second an irregular inflection template. Perhaps clearer, when the inflection itself is so convoluted, is to use the templates only for reference in these cases (perhaps by using {{subst:en-infl-irreg|word}} then editing it a second time.) In each of the special cases, remember to add a usage note describing the prescritivistic and descriptivistic argument for each contested form.