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== Gender == | |||
Nouns have no grammatical gender. | Nouns have no grammatical gender. | ||
== Plural == | |||
Nouns form their plurals in '''-s''' ('''-es''' if the singular ends in '''s, z, x,''' or '''sch'''): | Nouns form their plurals in '''-s''' ('''-es''' if the singular ends in '''s, z, x,''' or '''sch'''): | ||
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'''mensches''' "men" | '''mensches''' "men" | ||
== Articles == | |||
=== Definite === | |||
The definite articles are '''der''' (singular) and '''des''' (plural). | The definite articles are '''der''' (singular) and '''des''' (plural). | ||
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'''des mädins''' "the girls" | '''des mädins''' "the girls" | ||
=== Indefinite === | |||
The indefinite article, used with singular nouns only, is simply the word for the number "one", '''æn.''' | The indefinite article, used with singular nouns only, is simply the word for the number "one", '''æn.''' | ||
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For indefinite plurals, one should use the partitive article. | For indefinite plurals, one should use the partitive article. | ||
=== Partitive ==== | |||
The partitive article is used with mass nouns such as "water", "snow", and the like to indicate "some". | The partitive article is used with mass nouns such as "water", "snow", and the like to indicate "some". | ||
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The partitive is also used with the plurals of countable nouns to likewise indicate "some unspecified number" or "some group not yet defined in this context." | The partitive is also used with the plurals of countable nouns to likewise indicate "some unspecified number" or "some group not yet defined in this context." | ||
== Genitive == | |||
The genitive is formed in two ways. | The genitive is formed in two ways. | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 7 April 2016
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
Definite
The definite articles are der (singular) and des (plural).
der mensch "the man" des mädins "the girls"
Indefinite
The indefinite article, used with singular nouns only, is simply the word for the number "one", æn.
æn mensch "a man"
For indefinite plurals, one should use the partitive article.
Partitive =
The partitive article is used with mass nouns such as "water", "snow", and the like to indicate "some".
The partitive is also used with the plurals of countable nouns to likewise indicate "some unspecified number" or "some group not yet defined in this context."
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"