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===Predicative possession===
===Predicative possession===
"X has Y" is expressed with the verb ''[[Themsaran/gîe|gîe]]'' (exist, there is) followed by the possessive noun phrase "Y-indefinite-of X", if X is animate. If X is inanimate, the construction ''X ā Y'' ('X is with Y'), or ''X ašt Y'' ('X is without Y') is used.
"X has Y" is expressed with the construction "''[[Themsaran/gîe|gîe]]'' Y ''vo'' X", or "''gîe''-[pronoun affix for pronominal X] Y" if X is animate. If X is inanimate, the construction ''X ā Y'' ('X is with Y'), or ''X ašt Y'' ('X is without Y') is used.


===Coordinating conjunctions===
===Coordinating conjunctions===