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====Attributive nominal==== | ====Attributive nominal==== | ||
An attributive nominal is a nominal in the predicative state that modifies another nominal. Loaned adjectives often fall in this category when modifying a noun. | An attributive nominal is a nominal in the predicative state that modifies another nominal. Loaned adjectives often fall in this category when modifying a noun. When definite, both the modifying and modified nouns take a definite article (each in the appropriate gender). Only the modified noun takes case endings. | ||
:e.g. ''labka kam'' "the one that is a man" | :e.g. ''ka labka kam'' "the one that is a man" | ||
::''ghaali mitta'' "an expensive one" (more literally, "one that is an expensive (thing)") | ::''ghaali mitta'' "an expensive one" (more literally, "one that is an expensive (thing)") | ||
::''ghaaliishe | ::''ka ghaaliishe ta farditti'' "the mare that was expensive" | ||
::''ka ghaali ki mani'' "of the expensive house" | |||
====Measure words==== | ====Measure words==== | ||
Measure words are nouns that precede and quantify other nominals. Unlike attributive nominals, they act as the head of the nominal phrase and take articles and primary case endings. Secondary case endings follow the nominal being quantified. | Measure words are nouns that precede and quantify other nominals. Unlike attributive nominals, they act as the head of the nominal phrase and take articles and primary case endings. Secondary case endings follow the nominal being quantified. | ||