_Singular. Dual. Plural._ Nom. Cara Cara-egu pu-Cara Gen. Cara-ni Cara-egu-ni pu-Cara-ni Dat. Cara-meu Cara-egu-meu pu-Cara-meu Accus. Cara Cara-egu pu-Cara Voc. a Cara a Cara-egu a pu-Cara Abl. Caramo Cara-egu-mo pu-Cara-mo Instead of _pu_, the mark of the plural, _ica_ or _egen_ may be affixed to the noun, or _que_ placed between the adjective and substantive. Thus the plural of _cara_ may be _pu-cara, caraica_, or _caraegen_, signifying the cities; or _cum-que cara_, the good cities. The Chilese language abounds with adjectives, both primative and derivative. The latter are formed from every part of speech by invariable rules: As, from _tue_ the earth, comes _tuetu_ terrestrial; from _quimen_ to know, _quimchi_ wise; and these, by the interposition of _no_, become negative, as _tuenotu_ not terrestrial, _quimnochi_ ignorant. The adjectives, participles, and derivative pronouns are unsusceptible of number or gender, in which they resemble the English; yet when it is necessary to distinguish the sexes, _alca_ is used for the masculine, and _domo_ for the feminine. The comparative is formed by prefixing _jod_ or _doi_ to the positive, and the superlative by _cad_ or _mu_. Thus from _chu_ limpid, are formed _doichu_ more limpid, and _muliu_ most limpid. There are no diminutives or augmentatives, which are supplied by means of the adjectives _picki_ little, and _buta_ great. Diminutives are also formed by changing a harsh sound into one more liquid; as _votun_ son, to _vochiun_ little son. The primitive pronouns are _inche_ I, _eimi_ you, _teye_ which, &c. The relatives are _iney_ who, _chem_ what, _ta_ or _ga_ that, &c. The verbs all terminate in the syllables _an, en, in, an, un, un_; and are all regulated by a single conjugation, having all the voices, moods, and tenses of the Latin, with three or four others, and the singular dual and plural like the Greek. The terminations of the present tense of each mood form the roots of all the other tenses of the same mood, which are distinguished by certain particles, as _che_ in the second present, _bu_ in the imperfect, _uje_ in the perfect, &c. as in the following example, which are placed between the radical and the final _n_. Passive verbs are formed by the auxiliary _gen_, between the radical and final _n_. Impersonal verbs by the particle _am_ added to the radical. The following example of the verb _elun_ to give, will serve as a model for all the other verbs in the language without exception, as there is but one conjugation and no irregular verbs. It is to be noticed, that the first present of all the verbs is used, as our compound preterite: Thus _elun_ signifies I give or I have given; while the second present is strictly confined to the present time. ACTIVE VOICE. INDICATIVE MOOD. _Present Tense_.