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