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==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
===Articles=== | |||
Ponish, like most West Germanic languages, has both the definate and indefinate article. Like English, Ponish only has one form for both articles: '''[[Contionary:ain#Ponish|ain]]''' for the indefinate and '''[[Contionary:se#Ponish|se]]''' for the definate. | |||
===Demonstratives=== | |||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
Ponish grammar is almost typical of the grammar of Germanic languages in general. Nouns are conjucate by cases (nominative, accusative | Ponish grammar is almost typical of the grammar of Germanic languages in general. Nouns are conjucate by cases (nominative, accusative, genitive). Unlike Old Ponish, Ponish does not have gender. | ||
Examples: | Examples: | ||
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| saiwja | | saiwja | ||
| brooþra | | brooþra | ||
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===Verbs=== | |||
Ponish, like other Germanic lanuages, can be clessified into 2 main categories, being '''weak''' and '''strong'''. | |||
====Conjugation==== | |||
Below, the weak verb ''luboon'' "to love" and the strong verb ''heolpan'' "to help" are conjugated. | |||
{| class=wikitable | |||
! | |||
! colspan="2" | Strong verbs | |||
! colspan="2" | Weak verbs | |||
|- | |||
! | |||
! Present !! Past !! Present !! Past | |||
|- | |||
! ic | |||
| heolp || healp || luba || lubooda | |||
|- | |||
! þuu | |||
| heolpir || hulp || luboos || luboodes | |||
|- | |||
! hi/hja/hit | |||
| hulpid || healp || lubooþ || luboode | |||
|- | |||
! wi | |||
| heolpum || hulpum || luboom || luboodum | |||
|- | |||
! ii | |||
| heolpid || hulpud || lubooþ || luboodud | |||
|- | |||
! hii/hja | |||
| heolpand || hulpun || lubaaþ || luboodun | |||
|- | |||
|} | |} | ||
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|+Personal pronouns of Standard | |+Personal pronouns of Standard Ponish | ||
! rowspan=2| Number | ! rowspan=2| Number | ||
! rowspan=2| Case | ! rowspan=2| Case | ||