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== Nouns == | == Nouns == | ||
=== plural === | |||
*To form the plural, add the ending '''-t''', '''-at''' to words ending in a consonant. If a word ends in an [[Wikipedia:Alveolar_plosive|alveolar plosive]], then the endings '''-m''', '''-em''' respectively | |||
=== cases === | |||
*There are three cases: nominative, accusative and genitive. | |||
*EXAMPLE | |||
:'''Al hunda jodabi al ulademin kucayon.''' | |||
::''DEF.ART dog.NOM chase.PAST.3SG DEF.ART boy.PL.ACC house.GEN'' | |||
:::The dog chased the boys' of the house. | |||
*Endings: | |||
:Nominative: '''Ø''' | '''Ø''' | |||
::for the purposes of freeing up word order, the nominative endings '''an''' and '''yan''' may be used. | |||
:Accusative: '''in''' | '''yin''' | |||
:Genitive: '''on''' | '''yon''' | |||
== Index == | == Index == | ||
Revision as of 07:55, 28 April 2010
This article is one of many about Alel
Articles
- There is no indefinite article [English a, an]; there is only a definite article al, alike for all genders, cases and numbers [English the].
- EXAMPLE
- ketab = book, a book
- al ketab = the book
Nouns
plural
- To form the plural, add the ending -t, -at to words ending in a consonant. If a word ends in an alveolar plosive, then the endings -m, -em respectively
cases
- There are three cases: nominative, accusative and genitive.
- EXAMPLE
- Al hunda jodabi al ulademin kucayon.
- DEF.ART dog.NOM chase.PAST.3SG DEF.ART boy.PL.ACC house.GEN
- The dog chased the boys' of the house.
- DEF.ART dog.NOM chase.PAST.3SG DEF.ART boy.PL.ACC house.GEN
- Endings:
- Nominative: Ø | Ø
- for the purposes of freeing up word order, the nominative endings an and yan may be used.
- Accusative: in | yin
- Genitive: on | yon
