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=====Adjectives and adverbs===== | =====Adjectives and adverbs===== | ||
Adjectives and adverbs ({{sc|adpar}}) are identical in form with the exception of a few suppletive pairs. This means that ''ašûbu'' (‘new’) can be used both with a noun: ''ašûbu zaphrâ'' (‘new flower’) and in a verb phrase: ''ašûbu izil-râkát amunam'' (‘she recently found a bracelet’). They belong to one of the simplest parts of the morphology as they do not inflect for case or number. They are always found before their heads ({{sc|adj}} + {{sc|noun}}). | Adjectives and adverbs ({{sc|adpar}}) are identical in form with the exception of a few suppletive pairs. This means that ''ašûbu'' (‘new’) can be used both with a noun: ''ašûbu zaphrâ'' (‘new flower’) and in a verb phrase: ''ašûbu izil-râkát amunam'' (‘she recently found a bracelet’). They belong to one of the simplest parts of the morphology as they do not inflect for case or number. They are always found before their heads ({{sc|adj}} + {{sc|noun}}). | ||
One of the simplest ways of reinforcing an adjective is by reduplicating the first syllable. Thus, ''ašûbu'' becomes '''''aš'''ašûbu'' (‘new-new’). This is a defining feature of the spoken language and occurs only rarely in the written where the augmentative infix usually is preferred. | |||
====Personal pronouns==== | ====Personal pronouns==== | ||