Chapter 6: a-stems

Question 1

the nominative ending and accussative ending are always the same for ______________ gender nouns.

the vocative case ending is also often the same

Answer 1

neuter gender nouns

which two cases always have the same _____________ within each number of the neuter noun paradigm

which third case is often the same ___________

Question 2

retroflexion of N

Answer 2

n turns into n.

after r, r., long r. or s. anywhere in the same word,

Unless the n is followed by a stop

Or stands at the end of a word

Or unless dental, palatal, or retroflex stop, or s or ś stands anywhere between the two

Question 3

What are the masculine A stems

Answer 3

ah. au āh.
a au āh.
am au ān
ena ābhyām aih.
āya ābhyām ebhyah.
āt ābhyām ebhyah.
asya ayoh. ānām
e ayoh. es.u

Question 4

What are the neutar a-stems

Answer 4

am e āni
a e āni
am e āni
ena ābhyām aih.
āya ābhyām ebhyah.
āt ābhyām ebyhah.
asya ayoh. ānām
e ayoh. es.u