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#:''<b>ka</b> farda'' | #:''<b>ka</b> farda'' | ||
#:: ''<b>the</b> horse'' | #:: ''<b>the</b> horse'' | ||
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|+ Qino definite article | |||
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! rowspan=2" | !! colspan="2" | Short !! colspan = "2" | Long | |||
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! Masculine !! Feminine !! Masculine !! Feminine | |||
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! Absolutive | |||
| ka || ta || kana || tana | |||
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! Nominative | |||
| ku || tu || kuni || tuni | |||
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! Genitive | |||
| ki || ti || kini || tini | |||
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===Pronoun=== | ===Pronoun=== | ||
'''ka''' ''m.'' | '''ka''' ''m.'' | ||
# it | # him, it (3rd person singular masculine short clitic accusative) | ||
#:''<b>ka</b> | #:''<b>ka</b> arká.'' | ||
#:: ''<b> | #:: ''I see <b>him</b>.'' | ||
-- | # the one | ||
#:''Teeti <b>ka</b> dha.'' | |||
#:: ''It is hers.'' (i.e. ''It is her <b>one</b>.'') | |||
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====Usage notes==== | ====Usage notes==== | ||
*Comes at beginning of noun phrase. In the Arabic and Ge'ez scripts, combines to following word. | *Definite article: | ||
*Nouns in oblique cases use an absolutive article. | **Comes at beginning of noun phrase. In the Arabic and Ge'ez scripts, combines to following word. | ||
*The short forms are generally used immediately before the noun and the long forms otherwise. | **Nouns in oblique cases use an absolutive article. | ||
**The short forms are generally used immediately before the noun and the long forms otherwise. | |||
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
Revision as of 19:30, 21 December 2017
Qino
Alternative forms
- ک (Western Arabic script)
- ك (Eastern Arabic script)
- ከ (Ge'ez script)
Etymology
Proto-Cushitic.
Pronunciation
(Qino) IPA: /ka/
Article
ka m.
- the; masculine absolutive definite article (short form)
- ka farda
- the horse
- ka farda
| Short | Long | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | |
| Absolutive | ka | ta | kana | tana |
| Nominative | ku | tu | kuni | tuni |
| Genitive | ki | ti | kini | tini |
Pronoun
ka m.
- him, it (3rd person singular masculine short clitic accusative)
- ka arká.
- I see him.
- ka arká.
- the one
- Teeti ka dha.
- It is hers. (i.e. It is her one.)
- Teeti ka dha.
Usage notes
- Definite article:
- Comes at beginning of noun phrase. In the Arabic and Ge'ez scripts, combines to following word.
- Nouns in oblique cases use an absolutive article.
- The short forms are generally used immediately before the noun and the long forms otherwise.