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==Parts of speech== | ==Parts of speech== | ||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
There are two articles: the definite article ''fi'' (from the distal demonstrative ''fi'') and the specific article ''se'' (from the proximal demonstrative ''se''). The English definite article (or some | There are two articles: the definite article ''fi'' (from the distal demonstrative ''fi'') and the specific article ''se'' (from the proximal demonstrative ''se''). The English definite article (or some unpreceded nouns such as "society" or "life") corresponds closely to the Windermere definite article, but the English indefinite article can be translated into either Windermere indefinite nouns or specific nouns depending on context. | ||
*indefinite: ''Rüe șa rie imyar!'' = "Give me some flowers! (any flowers, I don't care what flowers they are)" | *indefinite: ''Rüe șa rie imyar!'' = "Give me some flowers! (any flowers, I don't care what flowers they are)" |
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