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: ''Én kuzao'' | : ''Én kuzao'' | ||
: "My bottle" | : "My bottle" | ||
However, unlike regular adjectives, it is not grammatically incorrect to place the possessive ''after'' the head. However, the semantics change: it can either be a copulative statement("The bottle is mine") or simply remain a clause("The bottle ''that is'' mine"). | |||
: ''Kuzao én'' | |||
: "The bottle that is mine/The bottle is mine." | |||
: ''Kuzao én ch'sátzan.'' | |||
: "The bottle that is mine[,] is blue. | |||
Note that the structure of the second sentence, though grammatically correct, is generally uncommon. It is more likely to be formulated by a native speaker as ''Én kuzao ch'sátzan''. | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
===Constituent order=== | ===Constituent order=== | ||