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Attributives (also called definitives) modify a nominal and occur at the beginning of the nominal phrase. Some agree with the nominal in gender/number, but most are invariable. Words that can occur independently (such as articles) or that are declined forms of nominals/verbs may not strictly be considered attributives, but they are included here for convenience. | Attributives (also called definitives) modify a nominal and occur at the beginning of the nominal phrase. Some agree with the nominal in gender/number, but most are invariable. Words that can occur independently (such as articles) or that are declined forms of nominals/verbs may not strictly be considered attributives, but they are included here for convenience. | ||
====Definite article==== | ====Definite article==== | ||
The definite | The definite article is used to specify something and to indicate definiteness. It can be translated to "the". | ||
:e.g. ''<b>ka</b> nama'' "'''the''' person"; ''cascase <b>ta</b>m'' "'''the''' red (ones)". | :e.g. ''<b>ka</b> nama'' "'''the''' person"; ''cascase <b>ta</b>m'' "'''the''' red (ones)". | ||