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| DEF-T.NOM.SG elder-NOM.SG give-PFV.3PL pen-ACC.PL DEF-T.DAT.SG child-DAT.SG | | DEF-T.NOM.SG elder-NOM.SG give-PFV.3PL pen-ACC.PL DEF-T.DAT.SG child-DAT.SG | ||
|'The elder gave the child some pens'}} | |'The elder gave the child some pens'}} | ||
The nominative-genitive may also be used to express relation, ownership, or other connection between two nouns. In these cases, the modified noun (the ''head'') come first, and the modifying noun (the ''dependant'') second; e.g. ''uy-gotejo-uy-vuestre'' (the elder's cap) not ''**uy-vuestre-uy-gotejo''. Often times these phrases are joined by dashes, as shown in the previous example. When the nominative-genitive is used in this way, it is glossed {{interlinear|GEN}}. | |||
This use of the nominative-genitive may also pair with a preposition, in order to specify the relationship between the head and the dependant. Note that these prepositions often contract with the definite article. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:autmargin:auto;" | |||
|+caption | Nominative-genitive-modifying prepositions | |||
|- | |||
! Regular | |||
! with ''a'' (to) | |||
! with eu (from) | |||
|- | |||
| ''harena-uy-vuestre''<br>the elder's letter | |||
| ''harena-'''al'''-vuestre''<br>a letter to the elder | |||
| ''harena-'''el'''-vuestre''<br>a letter from the elder | |||
|- | |||
| ''vies-uy-cueles''<br>the count's law | |||
| ''vies-'''al'''-cueles''<br>the law which governs the count | |||
| ''vies-'''el'''-cueles''<br> the law the count creates | |||
|- | |||
| ''rentague-uy-mader''<br>the council's ruler | |||
| ''rentague-'''al'''-mader''<br>the ruler who controls the council | |||
| ''rentague-'''el'''-mader''<br>the ruler the council controls | |||
|- | |||
| ''toradre-uy-res''<br>the king's army | |||
| ''toradre-'''al'''-res''<br>the army belonging to the king | |||
| ''toradre-'''el'''-res''<br>the army sent after the king | |||
|} | |||
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