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-na' definite
This suffix is used when you have no doubt about the noun you are describing.
| DevwI' | leader |
| DevwI'na' | definite leader |
| Seng | trouble |
| Sengna' | definite trouble |
| Segh | type, sort, class |
| Seghna' | definite type / sort / class |
| mut | species/ New word - mut species |
| mutna' | species |
| nuH | weapon |
| nuHna' | definite weapon |
| HoS Hal | power source |
| HoS Halna' | definite power source |
Some examples of usage:-
| HoS Halna' yISam | Look for a definite power source/ |
| naDev pIwna' tu'lu' | There is a definite odour hereabouts/ |
| chavna' 'oH Dochvetlh'e' | That is a definite achievement/ |
| taghlu'meH poHna' wIneH | We need a definite start time/ |
Definite versus Definitely
Similar to the discussion in the previous post concerning the use of -Hey and the verb suffix -law', similar consideration should be made when choosing whether to use the noun suffix -na', which only qualifies the noun it is attached to, or the verb suffix -bej definitely which qualifies the entire sentence.
| nuH vIneHbej | I definitely need a weapon |
| nuHna' vIneH | I need a definite weapon |
| wIvbejta' | She definitely chose/ |
| Dochvetlh 'oH wIvna''e' | That is a definite choice |
| Dochvetlh vIwIvbej | I definitely chose that |
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