esed amed I would have been loved, etc. There is no inflection for a subjunctive or volitive. In expressions of desire etc., the present tense is used e.g. mi volu ke il am I want him to love; ila demandav ke vo lekt it she asked you to read it. Other parts of speech There is no definite or indefinite article. Adverbs can be formed from adjectives by adding e. Some prepositions are formed from other words by adding u e.g. relativu relative to from relativ relative (adj.). Sample texts The apparatus must be addressed to the chief of the St. Petersburg station and must be insured by you and by your account; if the apparatus or parts of them are ruined or lost in the voyage, you must send others immediately in place of the apparatus and parts ruined or lost. The publication of Idiom Neutral will interest your son, who collects postage stamps, because this idiom is a practical language for correspondence with collectors in other countries. References External links Holmes, M. A. F. (1903), Dictionary of the Neutral Language (Idiom Neutral), Neutral-English and English-Neutral, with a complete grammar in accordance with the resolutions of the International Academy of the Universal Language and a brief history of the Neutral Language. , . Rochester, N. Y. (1903); Milton Keynes, UK (2010). Chapter on Idiom Neutral in Otto Jespersen's An International Language (1928) LangMaker entry about Idiom Neutral (archived) Page F30: Complete grammar of Idiom Neutral International auxiliary languages Constructed languages introduced in the 1900s 1902 introductions Volapük Constructed languages