Nouns, Articles and Prepositions
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Nouns have declension on case. There is no declension on gender or number; the partitive case is an indefinite plural.
The cases are 4: nominative (oblique), genitive, partitive, and instrumental.
A noun can take an indefinite singular or definite plural article.
Definite | Indefinite | |
|---|---|---|
Singular | þuna | u þuna |
Plural | utu þuna | þunan |
Numerals (>=3) take partitive case: "pir malan" (three carrots)
Articles
There are the following articles:
u: indefinite singular article
utu: definite plural article
Declension
Prepositions
Preposition | Meaning | Case required |
|---|---|---|
na | motion to place, direction (toward, to) | nominative |
ru | topic, argument (about, as for) | instrumental |
xi | between, among | instrumental |
he | over, on, above | nominative |
mi | in; inside | nominative |
zul | behind | nominative |
toi | around | genitive |
moi | agent; efficient cause in passive voice (by) | genitive |
vi | with; via; by means of; in (of material or language) | instrumental |