Grammar Rules Flashcards

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Rules for possessives

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For words starting with a consonant:
My - mo - lenition
Your (s) - do - lenition
His - a - lenition
Hers - a - no change
Our - ar (accent) - eclipsis
Your (p) - bhur - eclipsis
Their - a - eclipsis

For words starting with a vowel:
My - m’ - no change
Your (s) - d’ - no change
His - a - no change
Hers - a - h
Our - ar (accent) - n-
Your (p) - bhur - n-
Their - a - n-

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Rules for colors

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Colors agree in number and gender with the noun

Masculine singular: no change
Feminine singular: lenited
Plural: plural form–if the noun ends with a slender consonant (a consonant with e or i next to it), it’s also lenited

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