Verse:Mwail/Old Gloob: Difference between revisions
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====Definiteness==== | ====Definiteness==== | ||
Definiteness is used more often than the English counterpart 'the': they are often found in abstract senses (e.g. ''cullī́dī'' 'arrogance') or collective senses (e.g. ''cárē'' 'the human being', i.e. 'man'). Definite forms are also used as the vocative (e.g. ''hā insā́'' 'O city'). | Definiteness is used more often than the English counterpart 'the': they are often found in abstract senses (e.g. ''cullī́dī'' 'arrogance') or collective senses (e.g. ''cárē'' 'the human being', i.e. 'man'). Definite forms are also used as the vocative (e.g. ''hā insā́'' 'O city'). | ||
It should be noted that noun forms with possessive suffixes are considered definite, as are proper nouns. | |||
====Declension==== | ====Declension==== | ||