Noun Phrase in Nirdnic
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There is a separate definite and indefinite article. They decline for noun class and case.
πεδχα'λ ηδ - pedxäɫ ɛd - car INDEFIndefinite
a nonspecific referent.FEMFeminine (gender)
feminine or female - a car;
πεδχα μο - pedxä mɔ - car DEFDefinite
"the".FEMFeminine (gender)
feminine or female - the car;
Both articles come after the noun by default. This is changed when there is an adjective or possessive associated with the noun, in which case the article precedes the noun, and the adjective/possessive comes after the noun.
πεδχα μο - pedxä mɔ - car DEFDefinite
"the".FEMFeminine (gender)
feminine or female - the car;
μο πεδχα δραν - mɔ pedxä drän - DEFDefinite
"the".FEMFeminine (gender)
feminine or female car long - the long car;
πεδχα μο δραν ογ - pedxä mɔ drän ɔg - car DEFDefinite
"the".FEMFeminine (gender)
feminine or female long be.3SFThird person singular feminine (person)
she - the car is long;
There are 3 cases for which nouns/pronouns decline, but the nouns have to stay in nominative unless the article has to precede the noun.
Any adjective/possessive has to take the exact same suffix as the noun with which it is associated.
πιχ πεδχα μο'λ εμ πλετοτ - pix pedxä mɔɫ em pɫetɔt - 3SMThird person singular masculine (person)
he car DEFDefinite
"the".FEMFeminine (gender)
feminine or female in drive-3SMThird person singular masculine (person)
he - he is driving the car;
πιχ μο πεδχαλ δραλ εμ πλετοτ - pix mɔ pedxäɫ dräɫ em pɫetɔt - 3SMThird person singular masculine (person)
he DEFDefinite
"the".FEMFeminine (gender)
feminine or female car-OBLOblique (argument)
indirect or demoted object long-OBLOblique (argument)
indirect or demoted object in drive-3SMThird person singular masculine (person)
he - he is driving the long car.
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