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Let’s look at the word for ‘tree’: ''geeth'' | Let’s look at the word for ‘tree’: ''[[Contionary:geeth|geeth]]'' | ||
* The basic noun is singular: ''geeth'' | * The basic noun is singular: ''[[Contionary:geeth|geeth]]'' | ||
* To make it plural, you take the last vowel in the word and add it to the end of the word: ''geethee'' | * To make it plural, you take the last vowel in the word and add it to the end of the word: ''[[Contionary:geeth|geethee]]'' | ||
* To make it a mass noun, you remove the last consonant: ''gee'' | * To make it a mass noun, you remove the last consonant: ''[[Contionary:geeth|gee]]'' | ||
Examples: | Examples: | ||
* ''raap'' - a war | * ''[[Contionary:raap|raap]]'' - a war | ||
* ''raapaa'' - wars | * ''[[Contionary:raap|raapaa]]'' - wars | ||
* ''raa'' - a series of wars, warfare in general | * ''[[Contionary:raap|raa]]'' - a series of wars, warfare in general | ||
* ''chendim'' - a shoulder (part of the body) | * ''[[Contionary:chendim|chendim]]'' - a shoulder (part of the body) | ||
* ''chendimi'' - shoulders | * ''[[Contionary:chendim|chendimi]]'' - shoulders | ||
* ''chendi'' - a group of shoulders (probably used to refer to both shoulders at once as in ‘you have a good head on your shoulders’) | * ''[[Contionary:chendim|chendi]]'' - a group of shoulders (probably used to refer to both shoulders at once as in ‘you have a good head on your shoulders’) | ||
=== Case === | === Case === | ||