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| translation = Numminaiṣa is a figurative artist.
| translation = Numminaiṣa is a figurative artist.
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However, high ranks of the Inquisition and of the military always take the direct case, as do references to dead people:
In cases like this one, the direct case would imply definiteness:
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| phrase = numminaiṣa dārṇālila vi.
| gloss = Numminaiṣa.<small>DIR</small>. figurative_artist.<small>DIR.SG</small>. be.<small>IND.PRES.3SG.PATIENT.EXTERIOR</small>.
| translation = Numminaiṣa is the figurative artist.
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However, high ranks of the Inquisition and of the military always take the direct case anyway, as do references to dead people:
{{Gloss
{{Gloss
| phrase = numminaiṣa lallamurkadhāna vi.
| phrase = numminaiṣa lallamurkadhāna vi.
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