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* With nouns denoting family relationships an adnominal accusative form is normally used instead of a genitive or prepositional one |
* With nouns denoting family relationships an adnominal accusative form is normally used instead of a genitive or prepositional one |
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| + | * There is no subjunctive in Faroese, but there is in Icelandic. The standard past tense can be used, or various constructions with modal verbs. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 12:57, 11 October 2009
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Indefinite article
- Icelandic has no indefinite article, but Faroese does.
Genitive noun phrases
- With nouns denoting family relationships an adnominal accusative form is normally used instead of a genitive or prepositional one
Subjunctive
- There is no subjunctive in Faroese, but there is in Icelandic. The standard past tense can be used, or various constructions with modal verbs.
