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Re: coexisting case question

From:Henrik Theiling <theiling@...>
Date:Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 0:23
Hi!

Eric Christopherson writes:
>>.... >> Definite/indefinite is precisely the point here: the construct state >> has the same noun form as the definite state, only instead of an >> article, a different defining clause comes into play: the genitive >> noun. > > Not quite. Feminine nouns in -a take -at in the construct, but not in > the definite. (I'm not sure if other nouns besides feminines in -a > have a different marking...)
Ah, thanks, didn't know that. Are those the words with ta' marbuta? **Henrik

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Eric Christopherson <rakko@...>