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| ====Demonstrative Adjectives==== | | ====Demonstrative Adjectives==== |
| Demonstrative adjectives show a three way distinction: | | Demonstrative adjectives behave much like possessive adjectives, following a definite noun. They show a three-way distinction: |
| * ''śtu'' "this" refers to objects close to the speaker | | * ''qiśt'' "this" refers to objects close to the speaker |
| * ''kisu'' "that" refers to objects close to the listener | | * ''qis'' "that" refers to objects close to the listener |
| * ''kitlu'' "that" refers to objects at a distance | | * ''qityl'' "that" refers to objects at a distance |
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| All three may function as adjectives preceding the noun or as pronouns; in both cases they must agree with the referent in gender and number.
| | Examples: |
| | | :: ''su palk qiśt'' "this pig" |
| {| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center;"
| | :: ''sa kepyr qis'' "that goat" |
| ! style="width: 100px" rowspan="2;" |
| | :: ''si talp qityl'' "those bulls" |
| ! colspan="2;" | Masculine
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| ! colspan="2;" | Feminine
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| ! style="width: 100px" | Singular
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| ! style="width: 100px" | Plural
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| ! style="width: 100px" | Singular
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| ! style="width: 100px" | Plural
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| ! This
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| | ''kiśtu''
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| | ''kiśti''
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| | ''kiśta''
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| | ''kiśte''
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| ! This, That
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| | ''kisu''
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| | ''kisi''
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| | ''kisa''
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| | ''kise''
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| ! That
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| | ''kitlu''
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| | ''kitli''
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| | ''kitla''
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| | ''kitle''
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| ====Interrogative Adjectives==== | | ====Interrogative Adjectives==== |