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===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
* Cardinal numbers come before the noun. If a cardinal number is present, the singular form of the noun is used. | * Cardinal numbers come before the noun. If a cardinal number is present, the singular form of the noun (in the genitive) is used. | ||
::'' | ::''nimoóyn'' "men" BUT ''áfar nín'' "four men" (''áfar nimooýn'' is also acceptable) | ||
* Adjectives and determiners other than cardinal numbers come after the noun. | * Adjectives and determiners other than cardinal numbers come after the noun. | ||
* The definite article and other suffixed determiners attach to the noun unless it is preceded by a cardinal number, in which case they attach to the number. | * The definite article and other suffixed determiners attach to the noun unless it is preceded by a cardinal number, in which case they attach to the number. | ||
::'' | ::''nimoóy<b>ki</b>'' "the men" BUT ''áfar<b>ti</b> nín'' "the four men" | ||
* Possessive phrases can be formed in two ways: | * Possessive phrases can be formed in two ways: | ||
::a) Genitive construction | ::a) Genitive construction | ||
:::'' | :::''mínki Shariíf'' "Shariif's house" (lit. "the house (of) Shariif") | ||
::b) Possessive determiner | ::b) Possessive determiner | ||
:::'' | :::''Sharíif mínkíis'' "Shariif's house" (lit. "Shariif his house") | ||
*Possessive phrases are not just used for possession. Some uses only allow one of the options. For example, ordinal numbers must use a genitive construction and pseudo-appositions must use a possessive determiner. | |||
::e.g. Ordinal number construction: ''nínki afraád'' "the fourth man" (lit. "the man of four") NOT *''áfar nínkíshi'' "the man of four" (lit. "four its man"). | |||
:::Pseudo-apposition: ''mínki dhéxtíis'' "inside the house" (lit. "the house its inside") NOT ''dhéxti mínki'' "the house's inside" (lit. "the inside (of) the house"). | |||
===Verb phrase=== | ===Verb phrase=== | ||