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An attributive nominal is a nominal in the predicative state that modifies another nominal. Loaned adjectives often fall in this category when modifying a noun. When definite, both the modifying and modified nouns take a definite article (each in the appropriate gender). Only the modified noun takes case endings. | An attributive nominal is a nominal in the predicative state that modifies another nominal. Loaned adjectives often fall in this category when modifying a noun. When definite, both the modifying and modified nouns take a definite article (each in the appropriate gender). Only the modified noun takes case endings. | ||
:e.g. ''ka labka kam'' "the one that is a man" | :e.g. ''ka labka kam'' "the one that is a man" | ||
::''ghaali mitta'' "an expensive one" (more literally, "one that is an expensive (thing)") | ::''ghaali mitta'' "an expensive/valuable one" (more literally, "one that is an expensive (thing)") | ||
::''ka ghaaliishe ta farditti'' "the mare that was expensive" | ::''ka ghaaliishe ta farditti'' "the mare that was expensive/valuable" | ||
::''ka ghaali ki mani'' "of the expensive house" | ::''ka ghaali ki mani'' "of the expensive/valuable house" | ||
====Measure words==== | ====Measure words==== | ||