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2.3.2.5 Partitive adjectives (inflection)
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Partitive adjectives are context dependent adjectives ending in -es (an obsolete genitive case morpheme). They combine with indefinite pronouns to express ‘something [A]’.

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niks Goudes ‘nothing good’; fuul Flugges ‘many beautiful things’; wät Wäites ‘something white’; wät Beteres ‘something better; Dwoot moor Goudes foar do Äärme. ‘Do more good deeds for the poor.’; wät Litjes ‘something small (i.e. a newborn baby)’

Partitive adjectives can do without a preceding pronoun. Such words are almost or completely lexicalised.

2
Goudes brangt dät Leed ook mee ‘suffering involves good things, too’. Läipes ferjäldt hie mäd Goudes. ‘He retaliates evil with good.’ Swäites ‘sweets’
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