Verse:Tdūrzů/Knench: Difference between revisions
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Cubrite has a pronoun system similar to European languages, except that there is no grammatical gender and ''se'' "that" is used as an inanimate or gender-neutral pronoun. There is a T-V distinction: the 2nd person plural ''tim'' is also used as a polite pronoun. ''hr/hi/him'' (from older object/possessive forms) may be found instead of ''tr/ti/tim'' (from the older independent form) in some dialects. | Cubrite has a pronoun system similar to European languages, except that there is no grammatical gender and ''se'' "that" is used as an inanimate or gender-neutral pronoun. There is a T-V distinction: the 2nd person plural ''tim'' is also used as a polite pronoun. ''hr/hi/him'' (from older object/possessive forms) may be found instead of ''tr/ti/tim'' (from the older independent form) in some dialects. | ||
''I'' (/i:/ or /ɪ/) is the default form for the 1sg subject pronoun; ''ni'' is used after a vowel. | ''I'' (/i:/ or /ɪ/) is the default form for the 1sg subject pronoun; ''ni'' is used after a vowel or for disambiguation. | ||
''Tu'' has been proposed as a 2nd person singular neopronoun (inspired by Romance languages). This isn't as common as using the 2nd person plural ''tim'' as singular, however. | ''Tu'' has been proposed as a 2nd person singular neopronoun (inspired by Romance languages). This isn't as common as using the 2nd person plural ''tim'' as singular, however. | ||