Difference between revisions of "Central Kurdish and English/Contrastive Grammar"

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* {{transferTest|ckb|eng|پیاوەکە|the man}}
 
* {{transferTest|ckb|eng|پیاوەکە|the man}}
*: {{transferMorphTest|ckb|eng|پیاوەکە{{tag|n}}{{tag|ind}}{{tag|sg}}|the{{tag|det}}{{tag|def}}{{tag|sp}} dog{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}}}
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*: {{transferMorphTest|ckb|eng|پیاوەکە{{tag|n}}{{tag|def}}{{tag|sg}}|the{{tag|det}}{{tag|def}}{{tag|sp}} man{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}}}
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* {{transferTest|ckb|eng|پیاوێک|a man}}
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*: {{transferMorphTest|ckb|eng|پیاوێک{{tag|n}}{{tag|ind}}{{tag|sg}}|a{{tag|det}}{{tag|ind}}{{tag|sg}} man{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}}}
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* {{transferTest|ckb|eng|سەگەکە|the dog}}
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*: {{transferMorphTest|ckb|eng|سەگەکە{{tag|n}}{{tag|def}}{{tag|sg}}|the{{tag|det}}{{tag|def}}{{tag|sp}} dog{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}}}
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* {{transferTest|ckb|eng|سەگێک|a dog}}
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*: {{transferMorphTest|ckb|eng|سەگێک{{tag|n}}{{tag|ind}}{{tag|sg}}|a{{tag|det}}{{tag|ind}}{{tag|sp}} dog{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}}}

Revision as of 10:50, 30 April 2021


ckb-eng

Definiteness Marker

In Sorani Kurdish, definiteness is marked by a suffix at the end of a noun instead of a separate determiner.

  • (ckb) پیاوەکە → (eng) the man
    (ckb) پیاوەکە<n><def><sg> → (eng) the<det><def><sp> man<n><sg>
  • (ckb) پیاوێک → (eng) a man
    (ckb) پیاوێک<n><ind><sg> → (eng) a<det><ind><sg> man<n><sg>
  • (ckb) سەگەکە → (eng) the dog
    (ckb) سەگەکە<n><def><sg> → (eng) the<det><def><sp> dog<n><sg>
  • (ckb) سەگێک → (eng) a dog
    (ckb) سەگێک<n><ind><sg> → (eng) a<det><ind><sp> dog<n><sg>