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== Parts of Speech ==
 
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!PoS !! Example !! PoS Tag
 
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| Noun || ቭራ || {{tag|n}}
 
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| Verb || በናነም|| {{tag|v}}
 
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| Adverb || ኽመጋ|| {{tag|adv}}
 
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| Adjectives || ወኼ|| {{tag|adj}}
 
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| Pronouns|| እያ|| {{tag|prn}}
 
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| Interjection || ወግ|| {{tag|ij}}
 
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== Prefixes ==
 
== Prefixes ==
 
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* {{morphTest|መናኒ{{tag|ben}}{{tag|n}}|የመናኒ}}
 
* {{morphTest|መናኒ{{tag|ben}}{{tag|n}}|የመናኒ}}
 
* {{morphTest|ቭራ{{tag|acc}}{{tag|n}}|የቭራ}}
 
* {{morphTest|ቭራ{{tag|acc}}{{tag|n}}|የቭራ}}
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=== Relative Clauses ===
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Verbs forming a relative clause have a different form depending on the aspect.
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! aspect !! independent clause !! relative clause !! possible forms !! алма "apple" !! гүл "flower"
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! nominative
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| subject || {{tag|nom}} || — || {{morphTest|алма{{tag|n}}{{tag|nom}}|алма}} || {{morphTest|гүл{{tag|n}}{{tag|nom}}|гүл}}
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! accusative
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| definite direct object || {{tag|acc}} || ны, ни, ну, нү, ды, ди, ду, дү, ты, ти, ту, тү || {{morphTest|алма{{tag|n}}{{tag|acc}}|алманы}} || {{morphTest|гүл{{tag|n}}{{tag|acc}}|гүлдү}}
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! genitive
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| possessor || {{tag|gen}} || нын, нин, нун, нүн, дын, дин, дун, дүн, тын, тин, тун, түн || {{morphTest|алма{{tag|n}}{{tag|gen}}|алманын}} || {{morphTest|гүл{{tag|n}}{{tag|gen}}|гүлдүн}}
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! dative
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| "to" || {{tag|dat}} || га, го, ге, гө, ка, ко, ке, кө || {{morphTest|алма{{tag|n}}{{tag|dat}}|алмага}} || {{morphTest|гүл{{tag|n}}{{tag|dat}}|гүлгө}}
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! locative
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| "at, in on" || {{tag|loc}} || да, до, де, дө, та, то, те, тө || {{morphTest|алма{{tag|n}}{{tag|loc}}|алмада}} || {{morphTest|гүл{{tag|n}}{{tag|loc}}|гүлдө}}
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! ablative
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| "from" || {{tag|abl}} || дан, дон, ден, дөн, тан, тон, тен, төн || {{morphTest|алма{{tag|n}}{{tag|abl}}|алмадан}} || {{morphTest|гүл{{tag|n}}{{tag|abl}}|гүлдөн}}
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Revision as of 04:20, 22 February 2025

Prefixes

i may combine this one; i want to talk about prefixes and their multiple purposes

«የ»

The prefix «የ» attached to a noun<n> marks accusative case, genitive case, allative case and benefactive case of the sentence.

case name ~meaning tag
accusative definite direct object <acc>
genitive possessor <gen>
allative direction <all>
benefactive "for" <ben>
manner "from" <man>
  • መናኒ<ben><n> ↔ የመናኒ
  • ቭራ<acc><n> ↔ የቭራ

Relative Clauses

Verbs forming a relative clause have a different form depending on the aspect.

aspect independent clause relative clause possible forms алма "apple" гүл "flower"
nominative subject <nom> — алма<n><nom> ↔ алма гүл<n><nom> ↔ гүл
accusative definite direct object <acc> ны, ни, ну, нү, ды, ди, ду, дү, ты, ти, ту, тү алма<n><acc> ↔ алманы гүл<n><acc> ↔ гүлдү
genitive possessor <gen> нын, нин, нун, нүн, дын, дин, дун, дүн, тын, тин, тун, түн алма<n><gen> ↔ алманын гүл<n><gen> ↔ гүлдүн
dative "to" <dat> га, го, ге, гө, ка, ко, ке, кө алма<n><dat> ↔ алмага гүл<n><dat> ↔ гүлгө
locative "at, in on" <loc> да, до, де, дө, та, то, те, тө алма<n><loc> ↔ алмада гүл<n><loc> ↔ гүлдө
ablative "from" <abl> дан, дон, ден, дөн, тан, тон, тен, төн алма<n><abl> ↔ алмадан гүл<n><abl> ↔ гүлдөн