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DECEMBER, 1898.]
ESSAYS ON KASMIRI GRAMMAR.
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200. The Genitive of the four Declensions, There are four possible cases in each instance :
(a) When the governing noun is in the masculine singular, (6) When it is in the feminine singular. c) When it is in the masculine plaral. (d) When it is in the feminine ploral. Thus: -
1st Declension. [Animate Noun.] Singular.
sond
sans
Sjgt tsúra
...
?
of the thief
sandi
SEE BEAN ki
( sansa
...
Plural.
hond
... 1
hanz
...
**
wist teúran
...
.
of the thieves
handi
...
(d) to ...
hanzi ... [An example of the case of an inanimate noun of this declension is mil-ul, milach, málachi. mulache, of a root; plural, mulan hond, etc.)
2nd Declension. [Inanimate Noun.] Singular.
yuk ...?
(a) se
...
us kul ...
...
of the tree
!
Plural.
hond
I hans
...
and
o
lulen
..
.
hands
of the trees
(d) to ...]
hana ..j (An example of an animate noun of this declension is guri sond, eto, of a horse ; plural, guren hand, etc.)
