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When does the element -j- occur in 3rd p. s. & p. noun possessives?
- (A) After stems in a vowel.
- (B) In most back vowel words after stems in stops (b,d,g,p,t,k).
- (C) In bases ending in 2 consonants where the second is a stop.
- (D) In foreign words in -f
- (E) Occasionally in words in l, r, m, n (laterals and nasals).
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When does the element -j- not occur in 3rd p. s. & p. noun possessives?
- (A) In stems in h, and soft consonants (j, gy, ly, ny, ty).
- (B) In stems in hushers and sibilants (c, cz, sz, z, zs, s).
- (C) In bases that shortern a final vowel.
- (D) In bases with a mobile vowel.
- (E) In bases in -v.
- (F) Derivatives in -at & -et hardly ever take -j.
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What stems can sometimes either take or not take a -j- in the 3rd p. s. & p. possessive?
Stems in -g or -r.
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Do stems in a vowel take -j- in the 3rd p. s. & p. possessive?
Yes. And -a and -e are lengthened if they are short.
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Do bases ending in a consonant take -j- in the 3rd p. s. & p. possessive?
It depends on the consonant or consonant cluster.
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Do back vowel bases ending in stops (b,d,g,p,t,k) take -j- in the 3rd p. s. & p.?
Yes.
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Do bases ending in two consonants where the second is a stop (b,d,g,p,t,k) take -j- in the 3rd p. s. & p.?
Yes
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Do stems ending in h or soft consonants take -j- in the 3rd p. s. & p.?
No.
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Do stems in hushers and sibilants take -j- in the 3rd p. s. & p.?
No.
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Do bases that shorten a final vowel take -j- in the 3rd p. s. & p. possessive?
No.
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Do bases in -v take -j- in the 3rd p. s. & p.?
No.
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Do derivatives in -at or -et take -j- in the 3rd p. s. & p. possessive?
Hardly ever.
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Do foreign bases ending in -f take -j- in the 3rd p. s. & p. possessive?
Yes.
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Do words in l, r, m, n (laterals and nasals) occasionally take -j- in the 3rd p. s. & p. possessive?
Yes.
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