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====Overview====

Every noun in Metin belongs to one of 10 classes.

Class 1 refers exclusively to humans. They take the prefix tsi- in all cases.

Class 2 is the plural of class 1. They take the prefix oka- in all cases.

Class 3 refers to animals, serviles, and other intelligent nonhuman beings. They take the prefix eey- in all cases.

Class 4 is the plural of class 3. They take the prefix jii- in all cases.

Class 5 refers to small and medium inanimate objects, plants, basic tools, and miscellaneous tangible objects. It comes in two forms.

Class 5a nouns take either the prefix mi- or the prefix įh- in the absolutive case and have no prefixes.

Class 5b nouns take the prefix ut- in all cases.

Class 6 refers to very large nouns, especially when they are thought of as locations.

Class 7 is the plural of class 6.

Class 6 refers to very large nouns, especially when they are thought of as locations. All cases take prefix sxu-.

Class 7 is the plural of class 6. All cases take prefix cxu-.

Class 8 refers to mass nouns. It comes in two forms.

Class 8a nouns take the prefix oo- in all cases. This class is closed, and only a few common nouns are within it.

Class 8b nouns take the prefix cha- in all cases. This class is open.

Class 9 refers to vehicles and very large devices. They take the prefix we in all cases.

Class 10 refers to intangible and abstract things. They take the prefix lu in all cases.

====Declension of noun prefixes====

====Explanation of noun cases====

The absolutive case is used for the subject of transitive verbs, and both the subject and direct object of transitive verbs.

The ablative case is used to mark the possessor of a possessed noun, the "source" of verbs of production, and the starting

point of verbs of motion.

The oblique case is used for all adjunct noun roles.

The dative case is used to mark indirect objects, the "output" of verbs of production, and the destination of verbs of movement.

==Verbs==

===Verb class prefixes===

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 ====Overview====
 Every noun in Metin belongs to one of 10 classes.
 Class 1 refers exclusively to humans. They take the prefix tsi- in all cases.
 Class 2 is the plural of class 1. They take the prefix oka- in all cases.
 Class 3 refers to animals, serviles, and other intelligent nonhuman beings. They take the prefix eey- in all cases.
 Class 4 is the plural of class 3. They take the prefix jii- in all cases.
 Class 5 refers to small and medium inanimate objects, plants, basic tools, and miscellaneous tangible objects. It comes in two forms.
 Class 5a nouns take either the prefix mi- or the prefix įh- in the absolutive case and have no prefixes.
 Class 5b nouns take the prefix ut- in all cases.
-Class 6 refers to very large nouns, especially when they are thought of as locations.
-Class 7 is the plural of class 6.
+Class 6 refers to very large nouns, especially when they are thought of as locations. All cases take prefix sxu-.
+Class 7 is the plural of class 6. All cases take prefix cxu-.
 Class 8 refers to mass nouns. It comes in two forms.
 Class 8a nouns take the prefix oo- in all cases. This class is closed, and only a few common nouns are within it.
 Class 8b nouns take the prefix cha- in all cases. This class is open.
 Class 9 refers to vehicles and very large devices. They take the prefix we in all cases.
 Class 10 refers to intangible and abstract things. They take the prefix lu in all cases.
 ====Declension of noun prefixes====
 ====Explanation of noun cases====
 The absolutive case is used for the subject of transitive verbs, and both the subject and direct object of transitive verbs.
 The ablative case is used to mark the possessor of a possessed noun, the "source" of verbs of production, and the starting
 point of verbs of motion.
 The oblique case is used for all adjunct noun roles.
 The dative case is used to mark indirect objects, the "output" of verbs of production, and the destination of verbs of movement.
 ==Verbs==
 ===Verb class prefixes===