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====Demonstratives==== | |||
There are three demonstratives in Gothedish: near (or proximal), middle (or medial), and far (or distal). | |||
The near demonstrative is used for objects near to the speaker. | |||
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
|+ Gothedish near demonstrative | |||
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! colspan="2" | !! Nominative || Accusative || Dative || Genitive | |||
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! rowspan="4" | Singular !! Masculine | |||
| þas || þan || rowspan="3" | þamm || rowspan="4" | þis | |||
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! Neuter | |||
| þat || þat | |||
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! Unmarked | |||
| þa || þa | |||
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! Feminine | |||
| þo || þo || þis | |||
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! rowspan="3" | Plural !! Masculine | |||
| þä || þas || rowspan="3" | þäm || rowspan="3" | þis | |||
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! Neut./unm. | |||
| þo || þo | |||
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! Feminine | |||
| þos || þos | |||
|} | |||
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The middle demonstrative is used for objects near to the listener. It is also used as a generic demonstrative without reference to distance. It is declined irregularly. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
|+ Gothedish middle demonstrative | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2" | !! Nominative || Accusative || Dative || Genitive | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="4" | Singular !! Masculine | |||
| þas || þan || rowspan="3" | þamm || rowspan="4" | þis | |||
|- | |||
! Neuter | |||
| þat || þat | |||
|- | |||
! Unmarked | |||
| þa || þa | |||
|- | |||
! Feminine | |||
| þo || þo || þis | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="3" | Plural !! Masculine | |||
| þä || þas || rowspan="3" | þäm || rowspan="3" | þis | |||
|- | |||
! Neut./unm. | |||
| þo || þo | |||
|- | |||
! Feminine | |||
| þos || þos | |||
|} | |||
The far demonstrative is used for objects that are far from both the speaker and listener. It declines as a regular strong adjective with the stem ''jän-''. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
|+ Gothedish far demonstrative | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2" | !! Nominative || Accusative || Dative || Genitive | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="4" | Singular !! Masculine | |||
| jänes || jänen || rowspan="3" | jänem || rowspan="4" | jänes | |||
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! Neuter | |||
| jänet || jänet | |||
|- | |||
! Unmarked | |||
| jän || jän | |||
|- | |||
! Feminine | |||
| jäne || jäne || jänes | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="3" | Plural !! Masculine | |||
| jäne || jänes || rowspan="3" | jänem || rowspan="3" | jänes | |||
|- | |||
! Neut./unm. | |||
| jäne || jäne | |||
|- | |||
! Feminine | |||
| jänes || jänes | |||
|} | |||
====Interrogative pronouns==== | ====Interrogative pronouns==== | ||
The interrogative pronoun is declined as the middle demonstrative. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
|+ Gothedish interrogative | |+ Gothedish interrogative pronoun | ||
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! colspan="2" | !! Nominative || Accusative || Dative || Genitive | ! colspan="2" | !! Nominative || Accusative || Dative || Genitive | ||