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Demonstratives are used to specify something. They can occur as an article before a noun or can be used independently. There are three demonstratives: the definite, proximate, and distal demonstratives. The definite article is unaccented, while the others are accented if they occur at the beginning of a nominal phrase. | Demonstratives are used to specify something. They can occur as an article before a noun or can be used independently. There are three demonstratives: the definite, proximate, and distal demonstratives. The definite article is unaccented, while the others are accented if they occur at the beginning of a nominal phrase. | ||
The definite demonstrative is used to specify something and to indicate definiteness. It can be translated to "the" (as an article) or "the one(s)" (as a pronoun). Its independent usage partially overlaps with nominalizing ''-m'' (see [[Qino# | The definite demonstrative is used to specify something and to indicate definiteness. It can be translated to "the" (as an article) or "the one(s)" (as a pronoun). Its independent usage partially overlaps with nominalizing ''-m'' (see [[Qino#Nominalizers|nominalizers]]). | ||
:e.g. ''<b>ka</b> nama'' "'''the''' person"; ''cascase <b>ta</b>'' "'''the''' red '''ones'''". | :e.g. ''<b>ka</b> nama'' "'''the''' person"; ''cascase <b>ta</b>'' "'''the''' red '''ones'''". | ||