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Possessive pronouns are always preceded by article, ex.: | Possessive pronouns are always preceded by article, ex.: | ||
* ''Ys es mies | * ''Ys es mies karyn, nek hij tuize'' - He's my friend, not yours. | ||
Sometimes the possessor is specified with '''a + pronoun''' to avoid ambiguity, above all in the case of the 3rd person, ex.: | Sometimes the possessor is specified with '''a + pronoun''' to avoid ambiguity, above all in the case of the 3rd person, ex.: | ||
* ''Eeus | * ''Eeus karyn a d-iem'' or ''Hij karyn a d-iem'' - His friend (of him); | ||
* ''Eeus | * ''Eeus karyns a d-eem'' or ''Hies karyns a d-eem'' - Their friends (of her). | ||
Note that the possessives of 3rd person singular and plural has just one form. | Note that the possessives of 3rd person singular and plural has just one form. | ||
In the speech the possessive pronouns are usually formed without using the article, but using the pronouns ''uin'' after the possessive, ex.: | In the speech the possessive pronouns are usually formed without using the article, but using the pronouns ''uin'' after the possessive, ex.: | ||
* ''Ys es mies | * ''Ys es mies karyn, hood tuis uin'' - He's my friend, not yours (lit. "your one"). | ||
===Demonstratives=== | ===Demonstratives=== |
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