Buerkaans: Difference between revisions
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{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" | {| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" | ||
!'''Singular''' | !'''Indefinite Singular''' | ||
!'''Indefinite Plural''' | !'''Indefinite Plural''' | ||
!'''Definite''' | !'''Definite Singular''' | ||
!'''Definite Plural''' | !'''Definite Plural''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="4" | '''''common:''''' | | colspan="4" | '''''common:''''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|métj | |èn métj | ||
|métjes | |métjes | ||
|de métj | |de métj | ||
|dí métjes | |dí métjes | ||
|- | |- | ||
|girl | |a girl | ||
|girls | |girls | ||
|the girl | |the girl | ||
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| colspan="4" | ''''' ''''' | | colspan="4" | ''''' ''''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|knaag | |èn knaag | ||
|knaags | |knaags | ||
|de knaag | |de knaag | ||
|dí knaags | |dí knaags | ||
|- | |- | ||
|boy | |a boy | ||
|boys | |boys | ||
|the boy | |the boy | ||
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| colspan="4" | ''''' ''''' | | colspan="4" | ''''' ''''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|hoond | |èn hoond | ||
|hoonde | |hoonde | ||
|de hoond | |de hoond | ||
|dí hoonde | |dí hoonde | ||
|- | |- | ||
|dog | |a dog | ||
|dogs | |dogs | ||
|the dog | |the dog | ||
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| colspan="4" | ''''' ''''' | | colspan="4" | ''''' ''''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|riugsak | |èn riugsak | ||
|riugsakke | |riugsakke | ||
|de riugsak | |de riugsak | ||
|dí riugsakke | |dí riugsakke | ||
|- | |- | ||
|backpack | |a backpack | ||
|backpacks | |backpacks | ||
|the backpack | |the backpack | ||
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| colspan="4" | '''''neuter:''''' | | colspan="4" | '''''neuter:''''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|huus | |et huus | ||
|huuser | |huuser | ||
|det huus | |det huus | ||
|dí huuser | |dí huuser | ||
|- | |- | ||
|house | |a house | ||
|houses | |houses | ||
|the house | |the house | ||
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| colspan="4" | ''''' ''''' | | colspan="4" | ''''' ''''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|áppel | |et áppel | ||
|áppeler | |áppeler | ||
|det áppel | |det áppel | ||
|dí áppeler | |dí áppeler | ||
|- | |- | ||
|apple | |an apple | ||
|apples | |apples | ||
|the apple | |the apple | ||
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| colspan="4" | ''''' ''''' | | colspan="4" | ''''' ''''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|ár | |et ár | ||
|ár | |ár | ||
|de ár | |de ár | ||
|dí ár | |dí ár | ||
|- | |- | ||
|year | |a year | ||
|years | |years | ||
|the year | |the year | ||
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When using the '-e' suffix, word-final consonant doubling sometimes happens, as shown in ''riugsak'' --> ''riugsa'''kk'''e''. | When using the '-e' suffix, word-final consonant doubling sometimes happens, as shown in ''riugsak'' --> ''riugsa'''kk'''e''. | ||
This happens for all plosive consonants: | This happens for all plosive consonants: | ||
The common-gender indefinite article, ''èn'', is pronounced /ən/, but is shortened to just /n/ in almost all cases. | |||
Consonant doubling for: | Consonant doubling for: | ||