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Hrasú has three numbers, all of which are equally common in the language. The Hrasic numbers are different to those of English, instead using a so-called [[w:singulative number|collective-singulative]] distinction. | Hrasú has three numbers, all of which are equally common in the language. The Hrasic numbers are different to those of English, instead using a so-called [[w:singulative number|collective-singulative]] distinction. | ||
The distinction infers that the basic form of a noun is the collective, which is indifferent to the number | The distinction infers that the basic form of a noun is the collective, which is indifferent to the number and unmarked. However, in Hrasú, the collective form has an additional meaning; and can also signify duals. It is thus the singulative that goes unmarked. | ||
=====Singulative===== | =====Singulative===== | ||
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=====Plurative===== | =====Plurative===== | ||
The [[w:plurative|plurative]] ({{sc|pl}}) marks when there are multiple nouns, but more than two. It does not have the collective sense that the English equivalent does. | The [[w:plurative|plurative]] ({{sc|pl}}) marks when there are multiple nouns, but more than two. It does not have the collective sense that the English equivalent does. | ||
====Gender==== | ====Gender==== | ||
====Case==== | ====Case==== | ||