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      • 15 - 'in' & Nasal mutation
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      • 24 - Sentence structure
      • 25 - Negation
      • 26 - 'To be'
      • 27 - Relative pronouns and uncertainty
      • 28 - Timekeeping
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      • 30 - Numbers & Mathematics
      • 31 - Mixed mutation and 'En'
      • 32 - Plurals (3): Class plurals
      • 33 - Pronoun suffixes
      • 34 - Comparatives & Superlatives
      • 35 - Abstract Suffix
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Lesson 31 - Mixed Mutation and 'En'

This is the third type of mutation for you to learn.
Mixed mutation is used for all of the seven prepositions from Lesson 13 that include the word 'the' -
Anin, Ben, En, Erin, Min, Nuin and Uin.

Original letter(s) means 'the first letter(s) of the word following the preposition', e.g.:
en + brun = e brun, the original letter is 'b', and the 'n' of en does a disappearing act.
The letter changes, e.g. c becoming g are the same for all words subject to Mixed Mutation, but the table below also shows you how the preposition En changes depending on the letter it attaches to.

En is the only one of these seven prepositions to also change its form.

Original letter(s)
With mutation
Example
En + B
E B
e brennil = of the lady
En + C
E G
e gaun = of the prince
En + D
E D
e dae = of the shadow
En + DR
EN DR
en drúedain = of the wild men
En + F
E F
e falas = of the shore
En + G
E G
e gath = of the cavern
En + GL
EN GL
en glamor = of the echo
En + GR
EN GR
en grond = of the club
En + GW
EN GW
en gwaew = of the wind
En + H
E CH
e chalf = of the seashell
En + HW
E 'W
e 'wind = of the twirling
En + L
E L
e laer = of the song
En + LH
E 'L
e 'loss = of the whisper
En + M
E M
e maethor = of the warrior
En + P
E B
e beng = of the bow
En + R
EDH R
edh rant = of the lode
En + RH
E 'R
e 'rass = of the precipice
En + S
E H
e higil = of the dagger
En + T
E D
e dachol = of the brooch
En + TH
E TH
e thavron = of the carpenter
En + TR
EN DR
en drenarn = of the account, tale
En + (m)B
E MB
e mbar = of the house
En + (n)D
E ND
e ndîr = of the man
En + (n)G
E NG
e ngolodh = of the Noldo

Examples using the other six prepositions

Note that these prepositions themselves do not change, but the mutation on the word that follows matches the table above.

Ben maethor = According to the warrior
Erin orod = On the mountain
Min gath = In the cavern
Nuin nen = Under the water
Uin duin = From the river

Plurals following EN

As mentioned above, En is the only preposition to change its form as well as causing mutation.
If the noun it attaches to is a plural, En changes to In. This is the same word as the plural 'the' from Lesson 15, and uses nasal mutation. The only way to know the difference in meaning is from context.

Examples:
Pedin i chailf = I speak (of) the seashells
Iston in edain = I know (of) the men

Place names that use EN

If EN is used in a placename, it attaches to the words either side of it with hyphens, for example:
Haudh-en-ellas = Tomb of the Elf maid
Bar-en-Danwedh = House of the ransom
Cabed-en-Aras = Leap of the deer

If it is being used normally in a sentence, you do not need to use a hyphen.
Attested examples:

Daur a Berhael, Conin en Annûn = Frodo and Sam, Princes of the West
Cirith Forn en Andrath = High climbing pass of the north

Testing your knowledge

Some mutations for you to have a go at (the more you practise you have with them the better).  As always, they include vocabulary you will need to look up to increase your knowledge. Highlight the space underneath for the answer.

e dalan
Of the treehouse

i grist en aran
The king's sword (The sword of the king)

in yrn vorn en eryn
The black trees of the wood (All three mutations in this sentence!)

Of the dog (you came across this vocab in lesson 5)
E-chû

Of the brown dog (just to test your mutations)
E-chû varan
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  • Lessons
    • Lessons 1-11 >
      • 1 - Pronunciation >
        • Sindarin IPA
      • 2 - Greetings
      • 3 - Origins >
        • Sindarin place names
      • 4 - Questions
      • 5 - Eating & drinking >
        • Barter vocabulary
      • 6 - Plurals (1)
      • 7 - Plurals (2)
      • 8 - Pronouns (nominative)
      • 9 - Pronouns (object & dative)
      • 10 - Colours & Soft mutation introduction
      • 11 - Soft mutation contd.
    • Lessons 12-23 >
      • 12 - Using adjectives & adverbs
      • 13 - Prepositions (1)
      • 14 - Prepositions (2)
      • 15 - 'in' & Nasal mutation
      • 16 - Pronouns (possessive)
      • 17 - Verbs (Present Tense)
      • 18 - Verbs (Past Tense) Parts 1-4
      • 19 - Verbs (Past Tense) Parts 5-7
      • 20 - Verbs (Future Tense)
      • 21 - Verbs (Conditional)
      • 22 - Irregular verbs
      • 23 - Verbs (Dual)
    • Lessons 24-35 >
      • 24 - Sentence structure
      • 25 - Negation
      • 26 - 'To be'
      • 27 - Relative pronouns and uncertainty
      • 28 - Timekeeping
      • 29 - Talking about the weather
      • 30 - Numbers & Mathematics
      • 31 - Mixed mutation and 'En'
      • 32 - Plurals (3): Class plurals
      • 33 - Pronoun suffixes
      • 34 - Comparatives & Superlatives
      • 35 - Abstract Suffix
    • Lessons 36-43 >
      • 36 - Further suffixes
      • 37 - How to make names (1)
      • 38 - How to make names (2)
      • 39 - Gondorian & Mirkwood Sindarin
      • 40 - Doriathrin Sindarin
      • 41 - Liquid and Stop mutations
      • 42 - Elision
      • 43 - Sindarin Alphabet
  • Mutation chart
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