Re: coexisting case question

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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