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'''-Ins''' (ɪns) is the genitive ending for nouns in Knašta. This article details its prevalence in speech and literature. Overall, '''-ins''' tends to be used more in writing than in spoken language.

== ''-Ins'' In Speech ==

In spoken language, '''-ins''' is generally only used to indicate possession. Other places where '''-ins''' ''can'' be used typically use the word '''dos''' (of) instead. Words that show possession also tend to be ''before'' the objects they are possessing.

=== Examples ===
'''''Jo-ins''' elektrokalkůratůra ní marša.''
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'''My''' computer doesn't work.

''Joj ní kanel soportsí sé '''plana dos jo-ins foða'''.''
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I cannot support '''my father's plan'''.

''Sé '''ňos-ins''' rœma sen-ǰis totanítska.''
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The '''person's''' room was huge.

''Žetsanés Janský-ins '''dozjatí dos jésůnd'''.''
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Throw away Jansky's '''medical file'''.

''Kwen íl sen-ǰis al kindér, Hitler sen-ŗoska drast íl til-kanel bíkoma sé '''leďeska dos Dojtsland'''.''
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When he was a child Hitler said that he would become the '''leader of Germany'''.

''Kwo ǰis drast '''plana dos ataka'''?''
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What's this '''plan of attack'''?

== ''-Ins'' In Literature ==

In literature, '''-ins''' is used to mark possession, and in many places where ''dos'' is used  (most remarkably '''-ins''' is never used to turn nouns into adjectives, like ''dos jésund'', which means ''healthy'', but can be literally translated as ''of health''). Nouns, not pronouns, that show possession tend to be ''after'' the objects they are possessing.

=== Examples ===

'''''Jo-ins''' elektrokalkůratůra ní marša.''
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'''My''' computer doesn't work.

''Joj ní kanel soportsí sé '''plana jo-ins foða-ins'''.''
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I cannot support '''my father's plan'''. ''Notice how ''dos'' is left out, and ''foða'' becomes genitive.''

''Sé rœma '''ňos-ins''' sen-ǰis totanítska.''
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The '''person's''' room was huge. ''Notice how ''ňos-ins'' (person) is after ''rœma'' (room), the object it is possessing.''

''Žetsanés sé '''dozjatí jésůnd-ins''' Janský-ins.''
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Throw away Jansky's '''medical file'''. 

''Kwen íl sen-ǰis al kindér, Hitler sen-ŗoska drast íl til-kanel bíkoma sé '''leďeska Dojtsland-ins'''.''
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When he was a child Hitler said that he would become the '''leader of Germany'''.

''Kwo ǰis drast '''plana ataka-ins'''?''
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What's this '''plan of attack'''?

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