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====Demonstratives==== | ====Demonstratives==== | ||
There are two demonstratives: ''' | There are two demonstratives: '''wdd''' (= "this") and '''egyn''' (= "that"). The first demonstrative matches perfectly the first person, whereas the second one matches both the second and the third person: | ||
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" | {| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" | ||
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|- | |- | ||
!'''1st''' | !'''1st''' | ||
|'' | |''nawdd'' | ||
| | |wdd | ||
|this | |this | ||
|- | |- | ||
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Demonstratives always follow the nouns they are referred to, and the nouns take also the article, ex.: | Demonstratives always follow the nouns they are referred to, and the nouns take also the article, ex.: | ||
* ''To | * ''To aelŵr ŵdd'' - This cat. | ||
Demonstratives also got plural forms: | Demonstratives also got plural forms: | ||
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{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" | {| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" | ||
!'''Number''' | !'''Number''' | ||
!''' | !'''Wdd''' | ||
!'''Egyn''' | !'''Egyn''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!'''Singular''' | !'''Singular''' | ||
| | |wdd ('''f.''' aedd) | ||
|egyn | |egyn | ||
|- | |- | ||
!'''Plural''' | !'''Plural''' | ||
| | |ddoe ('''f.''' ddae) | ||
|egynoe ('''f.''' egynae) | |egynoe ('''f.''' egynae) | ||
|} | |} | ||
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Some examples: | Some examples: | ||
* '' | * ''Yf ew en to oek wdd'' - I'm in this house; | ||
* '' | * ''Yf ew erhonn e tho oek egyn'' - I come from that house. | ||
====Possessives==== | ====Possessives==== | ||