Triparic Nouns: Difference between revisions
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'''mensches''' "men" | '''mensches''' "men" | ||
=== Articles | === Articles === | ||
The definite articles are '''der''' (singular) and '''des''' (plural). | The definite articles are '''der''' (singular) and '''des''' (plural). | ||
The genitive is formed with the preposition '''o''' "of": | === Genitive === | ||
The genitive is formed in two ways. | |||
It may be formed with a prepositional phrase, using the preposition '''o''' "of": | |||
'''der cän o der mensch''' "the dog of the man", "the man's dog" | '''der cän o der mensch''' "the dog of the man", "the man's dog" | ||
Or it may be formed by using the plural form of the possessor in apposition to the thing possessed: | |||
'''der mensches cän''' "the man's dog" | |||
[[Category:Triparic]] | [[Category:Triparic]] | ||
Revision as of 14:21, 7 April 2016
Nouns
Gender
Nouns have no grammatical gender.
Plural
Nouns form their plurals in -s (-es if the singular ends in s, z, x, or sch):
mädins "young women"
mensches "men"
Articles
The definite articles are der (singular) and des (plural).
Genitive
The genitive is formed in two ways.
It may be formed with a prepositional phrase, using the preposition o "of":
der cän o der mensch "the dog of the man", "the man's dog"
Or it may be formed by using the plural form of the possessor in apposition to the thing possessed:
der mensches cän "the man's dog"