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===Possession=== | ===Possession=== | ||
The h-possessive ("X has a Y") is formed with the existence construction, applied to the genitive phrase "X's Y". So to say "I have a book" one literally says "There is a book of mine": | The h-possessive ("X has a Y") is formed with the existence construction, applied to the genitive phrase "X's Y". So to say "I have a book" one literally says "There is a book of mine" (even more literally, "behold, a book of mine"): | ||
Qaj ne padudal. (MIR DET.M book-1SG) | Qaj ne padudal. (MIR DET.M book-1SG) | ||