Etzeá: Difference between revisions

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====Possession====

Etzeá possessive pronouns are identical to the accusative forms of the personal pronouns, and they are placed before the noun in the same manner as adjectives. For example:

: ''Én kuzao''

: ''Né kuzao''

: "My bottle"

However, unlike regular adjectives, it is not grammatically incorrect to place the possessive ''after'' the head. However, the semantics change: it can either be a copulative statement("The bottle is mine") or simply remain a clause("The bottle ''that is'' mine").

: ''Kuzao én''

: ''Kuzao né''

: "The bottle that is mine/The bottle is mine."

: ''Kuzao én ch'sátzan.''

: ''Kuzao né ch'sátzan.''

: "The bottle that is mine[,] is blue.

Note that the structure of the second sentence, though grammatically correct, is generally uncommon. It is more likely to be formulated by a native speaker as ''Én kuzao ch'sátzan''.

Note that the structure of the second sentence, though grammatically correct, is generally uncommon. It is more likely to be formulated by a native speaker as ''Né kuzao ch'sátzan''.

==Syntax==

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 ====Possession====
 Etzeá possessive pronouns are identical to the accusative forms of the  personal pronouns, and they are placed before the noun in the same manner as adjectives. For example:
-: ''Én kuzao''
+: ''Né kuzao''
 : "My bottle"
 However, unlike regular adjectives, it is not grammatically incorrect to place the possessive ''after'' the head. However, the semantics change: it can either be a copulative statement("The bottle is mine") or simply remain a clause("The bottle ''that is'' mine").
-: ''Kuzao én''
+: ''Kuzao né''
 : "The bottle that is mine/The bottle is mine."
-: ''Kuzao én ch'sátzan.''
+: ''Kuzao né ch'sátzan.''
 : "The bottle that is mine[,] is blue.
-Note that the structure of the second sentence, though grammatically correct, is generally uncommon. It is more likely to be formulated by a native speaker as ''Én kuzao ch'sátzan''.
+Note that the structure of the second sentence, though grammatically correct, is generally uncommon. It is more likely to be formulated by a native speaker as ''Né kuzao ch'sátzan''.
 ==Syntax==