demuan 101: articles
From: | Fabian <rhialto@...> |
Date: | Saturday, April 10, 1999, 18:21 |
Emphasis is created by prefixing ja (sing) or yi (plur) to the article,
except the indefinate article, which cannot be emphasised. It may seem
strange to call possessive adjectives and demonstrative pronouns as
articles, but they are functionally just that as used in English.
sing plur
a - xe
the ja yi
my kinde kender
thy linde lender
his winde wender
our skinde skender
your slinde slender
their xwinde xwender
this ki ker
that li ler
yon wi wer
wi/wer carries a connotation of being so distant that neither speaker nor
listener is likely to possess/ever go to said object/place.
bama - every, all, both
nani - a few, either
nene - no, neither
lama - the general concept of [noun]
related question words
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whose zinde zender
which zi zer
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Fabian
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