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==== Nominative Case ==== | ==== Nominative Case ==== | ||
The nominative case indicates the '''subject''' of a transitive and intransitive verb, the '''predicate''' (this is variably marked also by an additional morpheme), and the '''object''' of | The nominative case indicates the '''subject''' of a transitive and intransitive verb, the '''predicate''' (this is variably marked also by an additional morpheme), and the '''object''' of some prepositions The nominative case is marked by '''-n''', and has an allomorph in '''-r''', which manifests in the usual way. | ||
* '''''Iven''' nenna''. "The bird is sleeping." | * '''''Iven''' nenna''. "The bird is sleeping." | ||
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* '''''Iudēravjas''' ettan ururyanden''. Those birds are old ducks. | * '''''Iudēravjas''' ettan ururyanden''. Those birds are old ducks. | ||
The nominative case indicates a number of objects of the preposition. | The nominative case indicates a number of objects of the preposition, usually in some relationship independent of motion or physical location. | ||
* ''' | * '''kal-ljān''' "against the water" | ||
* ''' | * '''s-hueran''' "with, together with the horse" | ||
* ''' | * '''nan-atalaiyen''' "as the king" | ||
* ''' | * '''nje-vamelan''' "via the shore" | ||
* '''as-mwān''' "like the butterfly" | |||
* '''v-eimen''' "in (a state of) love" | |||
==== Accusative<sub>1</sub> Case ==== | ==== Accusative<sub>1</sub> Case ==== | ||