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====Definite Article==== | ====Definite Article==== | ||
The definite article precedes the noun being modified. It only declines in primary cases; other cases use the absolutive forms. Plural nouns use feminine articles. | The definite article precedes the noun being modified. It only declines in primary cases; other cases use the absolutive forms. Plural nouns use feminine articles. | ||
The definite article always comes at the beginning of a noun phrase and has two forms: short and long. The short forms are used when directly preceding the noun being modified. If there is separation, the long forms are used. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
|+ Qino definite article | |+ Qino definite article | ||
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! !! Masculine !! Feminine | ! rowspan=2" | !! colspan="2" | Short !! colspan = "2" | Long | ||
|- | |||
! Masculine !! Feminine !! Masculine !! Feminine | |||
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! Absolutive | ! Absolutive | ||
| ka || ta | | ka || ta || kana || tana | ||
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! Nominative | ! Nominative | ||
| ku || tu | | ku || tu || kuni || tuni | ||
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! Genitive | ! Genitive | ||
| ki || ti | | ki || ti || kini || tini | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||