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<!--There are three numbers: singular, dual, and plural. However, the dual is most often used for nouns that usually come in pairs; in other cases, it can optionally be replaced with the plural.--> | <!--There are three numbers: singular, dual, and plural. However, the dual is most often used for nouns that usually come in pairs; in other cases, it can optionally be replaced with the plural.--> | ||
Adjectives agree with the noun they modify in gender. | Adjectives agree with the noun they modify in gender and definiteness. | ||
The definite article is ''ha-'', which is prefixed to the noun/adjective causes the first consonant to geminate if it is not pharngeal or glottal. There is no indefinite article. | |||
Below is an example declension for the adjective ''bān'' "clear": | Below is an example declension for the adjective ''bān'' "clear": | ||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" | {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" | ||
|+ Declension of ''bān'' "clear" | |+ Declension of ''bān'' "clear" | ||
! Gender !! Singular !! Plural | ! rowspan="2"| Gender !! colspan="2"| Singular !! colspan="2"|Plural | ||
|- | |||
! indef. !! def. !! indef. !! def. | |||
|- | |- | ||
! Masculine | ! Masculine | ||
| bān || bānīn | | bān || hab-bān || bānīn || hab-bānīn | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Feminine | ! Feminine | ||
| bānā || bānān | | bānā || hab-bānā || bānān || hab-bānān | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||