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Interrogative adjective modifies a noun or noun phrase in order to ask for information specifying something, or quantity. Interrogative Adjectives ko ko is used to ask for information specifying one or more people or things from a definite set; furthermore, it is equal to English determiners 'what' and 'which'. ko-soran ebaiver tugan;'Which skirt do they … Continue reading Interrogative Adjectives
Indefinite adjective modifies unspecified beings, objects, or quantity. hilfö, hilvetrö The former is used to modify something unspecified, whilst the latter is used to modify an unspecified amount or number of something. hilfö: any manta umier olle hilfö-jideniä.'I don't have any choice.' hilvetrö: some, a little, a bit mamorellet hilvetrö-moran jenerelleddoj.'I made some money running … Continue reading Indefinite Adjectives
In Jembesa, demonstrative determiners are same as demonstrative pronouns. Demonstrative pronouns function as a noun or noun phrase; on the other hand, demonstrative determiners function as an adjective. Despite thier functions, they are not classified as adjectives due to the fact that they don't end with adjectival suffix -o or -ö. They are classified as … Continue reading Demonstrative Determiners
Adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to modify a noun or noun phrase. It may either precede or follow a noun. Due to the fact that Jembesa is a head-final language, adjectives precede nouns in the language. In some of the languages (like Latin, French, German etc.), adjectives alter their form to … Continue reading Part of Speech (Adjective)
Interrogative pronoun refers to non-specific beings, objects, places, time and quantity through question. Interrogative Pronouns ke 1. ke is used to ask for information specifying something; furthermore, it is equal to English pronoun 'what'. ke oller menaf;'What is your neame?' 2. ke is used to ask for information specifying one or more people or things … Continue reading Interrogative Pronouns
Indefinite pronoun refers to non-specific beings, objects, places, time, or quantity. Indefinite Pronouns hilfä, hilvütä, hilfiä, hilfüä, hilveträ Each is a substitute for a thing, person, place, time, or quantity respectively that is unspecified or unknown. hilfä: something, anything mäbinnegzer falla hilvältäs ollen.'I want to talk to you about something today.' hilvütä: someone, somebody, anyone, … Continue reading Indefinite Pronouns
Demonstrative pronoun is used to indicate its referent's location spatially, temporally, or abstractly in relation to the discourse context. Languages are divided into two categories according to their distinction of demonstratives. Some languages, such as English, French and Chinese, make two-way distinction: proximal and distal. Others, such as Turkish, Spanish and Japanese, make three-way distinction: … Continue reading Demonstrative Pronouns
Reciprocal pronoun is used to express mutual action or relationship, and it is equal to English pronouns 'each other' and 'one another'. In Jembesa, reciprocal pronoun is jelka, and it is used for only dual and plural forms of personal pronouns. Ist Person Dual munoujellet jedoj pinnezzät jelgalla nődestä hilvän sébassa.'We were even too tired … Continue reading Reciprocal Pronoun
Reflexive pronoun is used to refer to subject of the clause, and it is equal to English -self version pronouns, e.g. myself, yourself, himself etc. In Jembesa, reflexive pronoun is jelha, and it is used for all the personal pronouns. Ist Person Singular möüner ulven jelhanna ken i welluramanto-jabellardesso-je ollen saife ella tavvan húmellan astas.'I … Continue reading Reflexive Pronoun
Possessive pronouns demonstrate ownership, and they are replaced by previously mentioned nouns in order to avoid repetition. To get possessive forms of personal pronouns, definite article (i/j') is added before a personal pronoun. Possessive Pronouns in Jembesa i ma: mine pabieliasta ongemal-inel-tonuella, i ma ollet kutta sarmen.'Compared with some one my friends' childhoods, mine was … Continue reading Possessive Pronouns
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