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diff --git a/src/haasdaiga/pos/noun.md b/src/haasdaiga/pos/noun.md index 2c936ce..2ee7f4b 100644 --- a/src/haasdaiga/pos/noun.md +++ b/src/haasdaiga/pos/noun.md @@ -1,87 +1 @@ # Noun - -## Cases - -### Nominative - -The nominative is used for the subject of a sentence and for vocative. - -It is also used as predicative for some verbs: - -- wítzy (be) -- voïczy (become) - -TODO: add examples - -### Accusative - -Accusative case is used for direct object. - -TODO: add examples - -### Ablative - -Ablative case is used to express the motion away from something - -TODO: add examples - -### Dative - -Dative case is used to express the motion to a location, or being at the -location (locative). The meaning is determined by whether the verb takes -object or not. - -TODO: add examples - -### Genitive - -Genitive case is used to express possession or relation. - -> **cibansy wítar súngsa fènci** -> this-nom.sg be.ind.prs.cnt book-nom.wo.sg I-gen.ea.sg -> *This is my book.* -> -> **cisúngsa wítar fènci** -> this-book-nom.wo.sg be.ind.prs.cnt I-gen.ea.sg -> *This book is mine.* - -*Relations* also include relations constructed by postposition. - -> **tènze vamá fèncu chát** -> he-nom.fi.sg stay-ind.fut.prf I-gen.wa.sg with -> *He will stay with me.* -> -> **vifar bissy wócci mèng** -> stand-ind.prs.cnt man-nom.sg shop-gen.ea.sg (in front of) -> *There is a man standing in front of the shop.* - -Genitive is also used for family name, which is placed before the given name. - -## Gender - -### Individuals - -Nouns' gender are arbitrarily assigned, based on the philosophy. -Generally, it is quite intuitive, for example, (tree), (seed), (wood) are wood. -However, there are some cases it is unclear, like (liver) being wood, and even -counter-intuitive, like (flower) being fire. -This is because liver is is controlled by wood in the philosophy, -and flower represents the outburst state which matches more with fire. - -For people, gender is determined by their date of birth (people born in wood -months are wood). For people who can use magic, their magic affinity is their -gender. - -### Mixed groups - -The gender of a group of objects with different genders is determined by the *majority* -group. The majority group is defined as the group with: - -- more than half of the group -- has more than 10 members, if any other group has more than one member. - -## Number - -- singular: zero or one -- several: two to ten, inclusive -- plural: more than ten |