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The use of ''na'' and ''ja'' or ''en'' and ''ej'' | The use of ''na'' and ''ja'' or ''en'' and ''ej'' is phonotactically motivated, not grammatically: ''na'' and ''ja'' appear before their associated verb while ''en'' and ''ej'' appear after. Consequently ''na'' and ''ja'' most often have a nominative sense, while ''en'' and ''ej'' most often have an accusative one. Note however that in verb-first constructions, such as ''ist en?'' "is he?" ''en'' and ''ej'' are used with a nominative sense. | ||
==Nouns and adjectives== | ==Nouns and adjectives== | ||