Verse:Mwail/Old Gloob: Difference between revisions
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1 and 2 (and any number whose 1's digit = 1 or 2) are adjectives. For ones digit > 3, the numeral is a noun that takes the definiteness inflection on behalf of the noun phrase (as a corollary, with a demonstrative the numeral is "indefinite" as well), whilst the noun is in the form "unmarked" in definiteness (indefinite for unpossessed, definite for possessed). | 1 and 2 (and any number whose 1's digit = 1 or 2) are adjectives. For ones digit > 3, the numeral is a noun that takes the definiteness inflection on behalf of the noun phrase (as a corollary, with a demonstrative the numeral is "indefinite" as well), whilst the noun is in the form "unmarked" in definiteness (indefinite for unpossessed, definite for possessed). | ||
For numerals whose ones digit is 1 or 2, such constructions as ''nevsé sṓrach ie títhār'' '22 houses' | For numerals whose ones digit is 1 or 2, such constructions as ''nevsé sṓrach ie títhār'' '22 houses' must be used. | ||
The distributive suffix can be appended to the "''n'' times" numeral to express "''n'' times each"; e.g. ''chtāmterslé'' (six times each). | The distributive suffix can be appended to the "''n'' times" numeral to express "''n'' times each"; e.g. ''chtāmterslé'' (six times each). | ||