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| translation = Numminaiṣa is a figurative artist. | | translation = Numminaiṣa is a figurative artist. | ||
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However, high ranks of the Inquisition and of the military always take the direct case, as do references to dead people: | In cases like this one, the direct case would imply definiteness: | ||
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| phrase = numminaiṣa dārṇālila vi. | |||
| gloss = Numminaiṣa.<small>DIR</small>. figurative_artist.<small>DIR.SG</small>. be.<small>IND.PRES.3SG.PATIENT.EXTERIOR</small>. | |||
| translation = Numminaiṣa is the figurative artist. | |||
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However, high ranks of the Inquisition and of the military always take the direct case anyway, as do references to dead people: | |||
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| phrase = numminaiṣa lallamurkadhāna vi. | | phrase = numminaiṣa lallamurkadhāna vi. | ||