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===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
Since An Yidiš lost the genitive case, most genitives use the construction ''an X ag Y'' (lit. the X at Y) when Y is a noun. For example, אַן קאַט אַגּ מאָ־מֿאַק ''an cat ag mo-mhac'' = my son's cat. | Since An Yidiš lost the genitive case, most genitives use the construction ''an X ag Y'' (lit. the X at Y) when Y is a noun. For example, אַן קאַט אַגּ מאָ־מֿאַק ''an cat ag mo-mhac'' = my son's cat. | ||
===Predicate | ===Predicate nouns=== | ||
*איש מען מע ''Iš men me'' = I'm a woman | *"PRON is a NOUN": איש מען מע ''Iš men me'' = I'm a woman | ||
*איש מען אי רבקה ''Iš men i Rivce'' = Rivce is a woman | *"X is a NOUN": איש מען אי רבקה ''Iš men i Rivce'' = Rivce is a woman | ||
*איש מישע אַ מֿען אַגּ משה ''Iš miše a mhen ag Mouše'' = I am Mouše's wife | *"1p/2p is the NOUN": איש מישע אַ מֿען אַגּ משה ''Iš miše a mhen ag Mouše'' = I am Mouše's wife | ||
*שי אַ מֿען אגּ משה אי ''Ši a mhen ag Mouše i'' = She is Mouše's wife | *"3p is the NOUN": שי אַ מֿען אגּ משה אי ''Ši a mhen ag Mouše i'' = She is Mouše's wife | ||
**שי אַ מֿען אַג משה אי רבקה ''Ši a mhen ag Mouše i Rivce'' (or ''Ši Rivce i a mhen ag Mouše'') = Rivce is Mouše's wife | **שי אַ מֿען אַג משה אי רבקה ''Ši a mhen ag Mouše i Rivce'' (or ''Ši Rivce i a mhen ag Mouše'') = Rivce is Mouše's wife | ||