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* Most feminine nouns end in «a», «e».
 
* Most feminine nouns end in «a», «e».
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** {{morphTest|boda{{tag|n}}{{tag|m}}|boda}}
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** {{morphTest|boda{{tag|n}}{{tag|f}}|boda}}
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** {{morphTest|arble{{tag|n}}{{tag|m}}|arble}}
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** {{morphTest|arble{{tag|n}}{{tag|f}}|arble}}
  
 
'''Plurals'''
 
'''Plurals'''
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There are only two numbers in Mirandese, singular and plural.  
 
There are only two numbers in Mirandese, singular and plural.  
  
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* Masculine nouns ending in a vowel take the suffix «s».
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* Nouns ending in a vowel take the suffix «s».
 
** {{morphTest|nome{{tag|n}}{{tag|m}}{{tag|pl}}|nomes}}
 
** {{morphTest|nome{{tag|n}}{{tag|m}}{{tag|pl}}|nomes}}
 
** {{morphTest|gato{{tag|n}}{{tag|m}}{{tag|pl}}|gatos}}
 
** {{morphTest|gato{{tag|n}}{{tag|m}}{{tag|pl}}|gatos}}
  
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* Masculine nouns ending in a consonant take the suffix «es».
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* Nouns ending in a consonant take the suffix «es».
 
** {{morphTest|cumputador{{tag|n}}{{tag|m}}{{tag|pl}}|cumputadores}}
 
** {{morphTest|cumputador{{tag|n}}{{tag|m}}{{tag|pl}}|cumputadores}}
 
** {{morphTest|papel{{tag|n}}{{tag|m}}{{tag|pl}}|papeles}}
 
** {{morphTest|papel{{tag|n}}{{tag|m}}{{tag|pl}}|papeles}}
  
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* Masculine nouns ending in a cedilla take the suffix «zes».
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* Nouns ending in a cedilla take the suffix «zes».
 
** {{morphTest|beç{{tag|n}}{{tag|m}}{{tag|pl}}|bezes}}
 
** {{morphTest|beç{{tag|n}}{{tag|m}}{{tag|pl}}|bezes}}
 
** {{morphTest|paíç{{tag|n}}{{tag|m}}{{tag|pl}}|paízes}}
 
** {{morphTest|paíç{{tag|n}}{{tag|m}}{{tag|pl}}|paízes}}
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== Adjectives ==
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Adjectives agree with nouns in '''number''' and '''grammatical gender'''.
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** {{morphTest|buono{{tag|adj}}{{tag|pl}}|buonos}}
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** {{morphTest|negro{{tag|adj}}{{tag|f}}|negra}}
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** {{morphTest|rápido{{tag|adj}}{{tag|f}}{{tag|pl}}|rápidas}}
  
 
[[Category:Mirandese]][[Category:sp22_GrammarDocumentation]]
 
[[Category:Mirandese]][[Category:sp22_GrammarDocumentation]]

Revision as of 15:10, 16 February 2023

Nouns

Grammatical Gender

There are only two grammatical genders: masculine and feminine.

  • Most masculine nouns end in «o», «e» or a consonant.
    • nino<n><m> ↔ nino
    • home<n><m> ↔ home
    • fator<n><m> ↔ fator
  • Most feminine nouns end in «a», «e».
    • boda<n><f> ↔ boda
    • arble<n><f> ↔ arble

Plurals

In Mirandese, plural morphology on nouns denote that there is more than one of something.

There are only two numbers in Mirandese, singular and plural.

  • Nouns ending in a vowel take the suffix «s».
    • nome<n><m><pl> ↔ nomes
    • gato<n><m><pl> ↔ gatos
  • Nouns ending in a consonant take the suffix «es».
    • cumputador<n><m><pl> ↔ cumputadores
    • papel<n><m><pl> ↔ papeles
  • Nouns ending in a cedilla take the suffix «zes».
    • beç<n><m><pl> ↔ bezes
    • paíç<n><m><pl> ↔ paízes

Adjectives

Adjectives agree with nouns in number and grammatical gender.

    • buono<adj><pl> ↔ buonos
    • negro<adj><f> ↔ negra
    • rápido<adj><f><pl> ↔ rápidas