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*<i>huset hans</i> - the house (of) his/his house | *<i>huset hans</i> - the house (of) his/his house | ||
'<i>Hans</i>' and '<i>huns</i>' are the only two pronouns that do not undergo the 'tt' change when possessing a neuter noun. They are also used instead of '<i>sinn</i>', and | '<i>Hans</i>' and '<i>huns</i>' are the only two pronouns that do not undergo the 'tt' change when possessing a neuter noun. They are also used instead of '<i>sinn</i> | ||
<i>'Sinn'</i> is used for the first kind of possession, and <i>hans/huns</i> is used for the second. | |||
When a proper noun is possessing something, the suffixes '-s', or '-es' are used. '-s' is suffixed onto proper nouns, such as names and places, and '-es' is suffixed onto regular nouns. If the noun is definite, the genitive suffix comes after the enclitic article. This happens in both types of possession: | |||
*<i>Alslands fylger/Flygen alslands</i> - Alslands women/the women of Alsland | |||
*<i>Kattenes ball/Ballet kattenes</i> - The cat's ball/The ball of the cat | |||
[[Category:Conlangs]] | [[Category:Conlangs]] | ||