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===Prepositions=== | ===Prepositions=== | ||
In Aoma, fusional prepositions also convey the word gender and definiteness through vowel change. Same prepositional stems have different ending consonants which give new meanings together with the case of the following word. Only prepositional and genitive cases are used. | In Aoma, fusional prepositions also convey the word gender and definiteness through vowel change. Same prepositional stems have different ending consonants which give new meanings together with the case of the following word. Only prepositional and genitive cases are used. Masculine vowel is always ''y'' and feminine & neuter vowel is ''u'' → Dictionary form is divine since it can have either ''a'' or ''o''. | ||
*(NEG +) stem + D/F&N/M + endings '''+''' cases | |||
*''k + a | *''k + a + s'' '''+''' PREP = from: ''kas eharroxe'' (from gods) | ||
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
|- | |||
!Stem | |||
| colspan="3" |k | |||
| colspan="2" |w | |||
|ow | |||
| colspan="3" |h | |||
|öw | |||
|s | |||
|os | |||
| colspan="3" |b | |||
| colspan="2" |r | |||
| colspan="2" |n | |||
| colspan="2" |d | |||
|t | |||
|- | |||
!Div | |||
| colspan="3" |a | |||
| colspan="2" |a | |||
|o | |||
| colspan="3" |a | |||
|o | |||
|a | |||
|o | |||
| colspan="3" |o | |||
| colspan="2" |o | |||
| colspan="2" |a | |||
| colspan="2" |o | |||
|a | |||
|- | |||
!Ending | |||
|k | |||
| | |||
|s | |||
| | |||
|t | |||
|t | |||
|e | |||
| | |||
|s | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|l | |||
|it | |||
|t | |||
|t | |||
|l | |||
|t | |||
|l | |||
|t | |||
|l | |||
|l | |||
|- | |||
!Case | |||
| G | |||
| colspan="2" | P | |||
|G | |||
|P | |||
|P | |||
|G | |||
|colspan="2" |P | |||
|G | |||
|G | |||
|G | |||
|G | |||
|PL.P | |||
|P | |||
|P | |||
|G | |||
|P | |||
|G | |||
|P | |||
|G | |||
|G | |||
|- | |||
!Meaning | |||
|into, towards | |||
|at, near | |||
|from, away | |||
|as | |||
|inside | |||
|outside | |||
|over | |||
|on | |||
|about | |||
|under | |||
|with someone | |||
|without | |||
|during | |||
|in the middle of | |||
|between | |||
|in front of | |||
|before | |||
|behind | |||
|after | |||
|with (instrument) | |||
|along | |||
|across, opposite | |||
|} | |||
In casual language, the consonant endings are often omitted if the case differs: ''ku gehike'' (near the house) and ''kuk gehir'' (into the house) which becomes ''ku gehir'' (to the house), but still ''kus gehike'' (from the house) | In casual language, the consonant endings are often omitted if the case differs: ''ku gehike'' (near the house) and ''kuk gehir'' (into the house) which becomes ''ku gehir'' (to the house), but still ''kus gehike'' (from the house) | ||