Verse:Irta/Judeo-Mandarin: Difference between revisions
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==== Possessive pronouns ==== | ==== Possessive pronouns ==== | ||
For possession, the ''ă levăr gum'' ('my book', lit. 'the book at me') construction is standard for most nouns except family members and body parts where possessive prefixes are used (cf. Revived Hebrew also usually uses הספר שלי ''ha-sefer šeli'' instead of ספרי ''sifri''); these nouns cannot take a definite article and must take a possessive prefix when definite. | For possession, the ''ă levăr gum'' ('my book', lit. 'the book at me') construction is standard for most nouns except family members and body parts where possessive prefixes are used (cf. Revived Hebrew also usually uses הספר שלי ''ha-sefer šeli'' instead of ספרי ''sifri''); these nouns cannot take a definite article and must take a possessive prefix when definite. | ||
Double-marking possessive constructions such as | Double-marking possessive constructions such as בֿ' אהרן אַ-דֿר׳אָר אז׳ משה ''V' Ăharăn '''a-dhŗor ăģ Mușă'''.'' 'Aaron was Moses' brother' (lit. his brother of Moses) is used for nouns where possessive suffixes are still used. Possessive prefixes are considered ''Learăgüsiș'' for other nouns. | ||
*מאָ־בּֿראָהער' ''mă-bhrohăŗ'' /mə vrohəɹ/ 'my brother'; מ־אַר' ''m-aŗ'' /mahəɹ/ 'my father' | *מאָ־בּֿראָהער' ''mă-bhrohăŗ'' /mə vrohəɹ/ 'my brother'; מ־אַר' ''m-aŗ'' /mahəɹ/ 'my father' | ||
*דאָ־בּֿראָהער' ''dă-bhrohăŗ'' /də vrohəɹ/ 'thy brother'; ד־אַר' ''d-aŗ'' /dahəɹ/ 'thy father' | *דאָ־בּֿראָהער' ''dă-bhrohăŗ'' /də vrohəɹ/ 'thy brother'; ד־אַר' ''d-aŗ'' /dahəɹ/ 'thy father' | ||