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===Adjectives=== | |||
Adjectives in Valian can be broadly divided into two groups: ha-adjectives and s-adjectives. The first group (ha-adjectives) is characterised by ending in -ha, always being after their nouns and not inflecting for possession. The second group (s-adjectives) on the other hand are able to stand before their nouns in certain registers, inflect for possession, and always terminate in -s. There are some oddballs that do not belong to either group, as the verbal participle in -ttava which may behave as an adjective, a noun, or a verb, depending on context, e.g., an adjective and a verb in ''täättava handa'' 'the freezing man' or 'the man is freezing', and a noun in ''palia vëi Sveariik tärnama tättava vaha kui tää […]'' 'Sweden received a good freezing this morning as snow […]''. | |||
====First group (ha-adjectives)==== | |||
These adjectives do agree with their heads in plurality but '''not''' in the state of possession. E.g., ''handain hauhain'' 'the wroth men' but never *'''handaitä hauhaitä''' 'your angry man'. | |||
====Second group (s-adjectives)==== | |||
===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||