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See also: Appendix:Variations of "a"
Ainu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a]
Pronoun
a= (Kana spelling ア)
- one, someone (impersonal pronoun)
- (inclusive) we (first-person plural subject pronoun)
- (polite) you (both singular and plural)
Usage notes
Used before verbs and adjectives to express the indefinite person. When isolated, anokay or anutari is used.
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
| person | isolated form | affix form | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | objective | |||
| first | singular | kuani, kani1 | ku=, k=1 (before vowels) | en= |
| exclusive plural | ciokay, coka1, ciutari | ci=, c=1 =as | un= | |
| inclusive plural | anokay, aoka1, anutari | , =an | i= | |
| second | singular | eani | e= | |
| plural | eciokay, ecioka1, eciutari | eci= | ||
| singular (polite) | anokay, aoka1 | , =an | i= | |
| plural (polite) | anokay, aoka1, anutari | |||
| third | singular | sinuma, anihi | ∅= | |
| plural | okay, oka1 | |||
| indefinite | singular | asinuma | , =an | i= |
| plural | anokay, aoka1, anutari | |||
1. Saru dialect