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==Grammar==
==Grammar==
===Nouns===
Nouns have two genders in Alska, Common and Neuter.  These nouns must always agree with their adjectives gender-wise. 
Nouns can come in two numbers, singular and plural.  To make a vowel plural, either the suffix '-er', '-e' or '-ene' is added to the end.  Very few nouns that have a natural fminine gender get the '-e' suffix for their indefinite plural form.  This can cause confusion, since '-er' is also how verbs conjugate for all persons in the present tense.  When a noun is definite, the plural is '-ene'.  When it is not, the plural is '-er'. 
====Definite vs. Indefinite====
Nouns can be definite or indefinite, and this is decided by the use of an enclitic article.  The common gender has the suffix '-en' to make it definite, the neuter gender has '-et'.  These articles can be separated from their noun.  This transforms them into <i>indefinite</i> articles.    For example:  Flyge=Woman + '-en' = Flyg<i>en</i>=The Woman.  (The extra 'e' is combined)
Here is a chart showing a selection of nouns in their indefinite and definite forms, as well as the plurals for each. 
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
!'''Singular'''
!'''Plural'''
!'''Gender'''
!'''Meaning'''
!'''Definite'''
!'''Definite Plural'''
!'''Gender'''
!'''Meaning'''
|-
!mann
|manner
|common
|man
!foten
|fotene
|common
|foot
|-
!land
|lander
|neuter
|land
!hemmellen
|hemmellene
|common
|sky, heaven
|-
!sju
|sjuer
|common
|shoe
!ligtet
|ligtene
|neuter
|light
|-
!live
|liver
|common
|life
!sprokken
|sprokkene
|common
|language
|-
!tir
|tirer
|neuter
|animal
!boket
|bokene
|neuter
|book
|-
!elske
|elsker
|common
|love
!vulfen
|vulfene
|common
|wolf
|-
!lørdin
|lørdin<i>e</i>
|common
|lady
!lørd
|lørder
|common
|lord
|-
|}
Note how all definite plural suffixes are the same, no matter the gender of the word itself.
==Morphology==
==Morphology==
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