Nordaþ determiners: Difference between revisions
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== Demonstrative determiners == | == Demonstrative determiners == | ||
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[[Nordaþ phonology|Pronunciation]]<br /> | |||
[[Writing system of Nordaþ|Writing system]]<br /> | |||
[[Nordaþ grammar|Grammar]]<br /> | |||
*'''Determiners'''<br /> | |||
*[[Nordaþ nouns|Nouns]]<br /> | |||
**[[Nordaþ noun cases|Cases]]<br /> | |||
**[[Nordaþ affixes|Affixes]]<br /> | |||
*[[Nordaþ pronouns|Pronouns]]<br /> | |||
*[[Nordaþ adjectives|Adjectives]]<br /> | |||
*[[Nordaþ prepositions|Prepositions]]<br /> | |||
*[[Nordaþ verbs|Verbs]]<br /> | |||
**[[Nordaþ verb paradigm|Conjugation]]<br /> | |||
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Nordaþ has three levels of demonstrative adjectives: | Nordaþ has three levels of demonstrative adjectives: | ||
:1. Closest to the speaker (proximal): þesämis | :1. Closest to the speaker (proximal): þesämis |
Revision as of 00:12, 12 November 2005
The Nordaþ language uses determiners in a mostly similar way to English. The main difference is that that they "agree" with what they refer to in terms of both number (singular/plural) and gender (masculine/feminine) and inflect to show placement.
Demonstrative determiners
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Pronunciation
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Nordaþ has three levels of demonstrative adjectives:
- 1. Closest to the speaker (proximal): þesämis
- 2. Closest to the hearer (distal): þäsemis
- 3. Far from both (distal): þesemis
Articles
Definite article
The definite article in Nordaþ is -de*, and attaches directly to the stem word. Any inflections to it are added after the de.
Indefinite article
The indefinite article in Nordaþ is -en*, and is used the same way that -de* is.
Possessive determiners
Unlike Romance languages, Nordaþ does not distinguish between genitive pronouns and genitive adjectives - they are both genitive pronouns in Nordaþ. (See also Nordaþ pronouns.)