Re: coexisting case question

On Sep 9, 2008, at 7:17 PM, Henrik Theiling wrote:

> 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?
Yes.