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Nouns have three genders in Qtolqjimctadû : neuter, masculine, and feminine. Genders are marked by the ending and are usually a lexical property. Nouns also have two numbers : singular and plural. The plural is marked with a suffix that comes after any gender mark, while the singular is unmarked. The "dictionary" form is the singular neuter, and most nouns in the singular neuter end either with a <nowiki><e></nowiki> or with a consonant. The plural takes a different form depending on the ending of the word. | Nouns have three genders in Qtolqjimctadû : neuter, masculine, and feminine. Genders are marked by the ending and are usually a lexical property. Nouns also have two numbers : singular and plural. The plural is marked with a suffix that comes after any gender mark, while the singular is unmarked. The "dictionary" form is the singular neuter, and most nouns in the singular neuter end either with a <nowiki><e></nowiki> or with a consonant. The plural takes a different form depending on the ending of the word. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+ Caption | |+ Caption Ending in -e | ||
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! Gender / Number !! Singular !! Plural | ! Gender / Number !! Singular !! Plural | ||
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| | | Neuter || -e /ə/ || -ea /ɛ/ | ||
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| | | Masculine || -e /ə/ || -ebn /ɛjn/ | ||
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| | | Feminine || -ea /ɛ/ || -ean /əɑ̃/ | ||
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|} | |} | ||