Re: French and German (jara: An introduction)

Hello,

> The mode is selected by the determiner you use.  The terms 'strong'
> and 'weak' refer to the forms you use: 'strong' forms show more
> inflection, like '-er', '-es', '-em', thereby carrying at least a bit
> of information (e.g. '-em' is always sg.dat.), 'weak' forms are only
> -'e' or '-en' which is quite vague.
Which in more scientifically-loking terms means that most oppositions
are neutralized in the weak form. This applies equally to the other
Germanic languages which retain the distinction.

Pavel
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