partitive — UK [ˈpɑː(r)tətɪv] / US [ˈpɑrtətɪv] noun [countable] Word forms partitive : singular partitive plural partitives linguistics a word or expression used for showing that only part of something is being referred to, rather than all of it. In the… … English dictionary
Partitive case — Note: partitive case has to be distinguished from partitive meaning which refers to the selection of a part or quantity out of a group or amount, see Partitive. The partitive case is a grammatical case which denotes partialness , without result … Wikipedia
Estonian grammar — is a grammar of the Estonian language.NounsInflectional endings as listed below are added to the stem of a noun, which is formed from: * singular genitive: singular cases except nominative and partitive, plural nominative, * singular partitive:… … Wikipedia
Finnish language noun cases — Finnish nouns (including pronouns and numerals) as well as any modifying adjectives, superlatives or comparatives, can be declined by a large number of grammatical cases, which are detailed here. See also Finnish language grammar. TOC Finnish… … Wikipedia
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Finnish grammar — This article deals with the grammar of the Finnish language. It is probably best to read the main article first. There is a separate article covering the ways in which spoken Finnish differs from the formal grammar of the written… … Wikipedia
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French articles and determiners — In French, articles and determiners are required on almost every common noun; much more so than in English. They are inflected to agree in gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural) with the noun they determine, though most… … Wikipedia
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