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The "faulty accusative" (as in Modern Standard Arabic) particle is ''am'', which is used for both definite and indefinite nouns. It is inserted before a noun after a head verb when there's a phrase between the verb and the noun in question. | The "faulty accusative" (as in Modern Standard Arabic) particle is ''am'', which is used for both definite and indefinite nouns. It is inserted before a noun after a head verb when there's a phrase between the verb and the noun in question. | ||
For example: | |||
*''Shos h-aonca tua am u?'' = Who fed the man? | |||
*''Shos h-aoncù tua?'' = Whom did the man feed? | |||
The man thanks the teacher = Shos molù dhùbhòinn (lit. the man, he thanks the teacher), or Dhùbhòinn mola shos am u (lit. the teacher, the man thanks him) | The man thanks the teacher = Shos molù dhùbhòinn (lit. the man, he thanks the teacher), or Dhùbhòinn mola shos am u (lit. the teacher, the man thanks him) | ||