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There are two articles: the definite article ''fi'' (from the distal demonstrative ''fi'') and the specific article ''se'' (from the proximal demonstrative ''se''). The English definite article (or some unproceded nouns such as "society") corresponds closely to the Windermere definite article, but the English indefinite article can be translated into either Windermere indefinite nouns or specific nouns depending on context. | There are two articles: the definite article ''fi'' (from the distal demonstrative ''fi'') and the specific article ''se'' (from the proximal demonstrative ''se''). The English definite article (or some unproceded nouns such as "society") corresponds closely to the Windermere definite article, but the English indefinite article can be translated into either Windermere indefinite nouns or specific nouns depending on context. | ||
*indefinite: ''Rüe șa rie | *indefinite: ''Rüe șa rie imyar!'' = "Give me some flowers! (any flowers, I don't care what flowers they are)" | ||
*specific: ''Rüe șa rie se | *specific: ''Rüe șa rie se imyar!'' = "Give me some flowers! (specific ones I have in mind)" | ||
**This command would probably be answered with ''Yar ra?'' "What flower?". | **This command would probably be answered with ''Yar ra?'' "What flower?". | ||
*definite: ''Rüe șa rie fi | *definite: ''Rüe șa rie fi imyar!'' = "Give me the flowers! (whose identity you and I both know)" | ||
Prepositions are listed in the [[Windermere/Lexicon]]. | Prepositions are listed in the [[Windermere/Lexicon]]. | ||