Project UpdatesAlienable Possessives
The (arguably) broadest category of possession is "Alienable". This category is used for items that are considered to be distinct from the possessor, transferrable, and/or impermanent in nature (practically speaking). This includes:
- Objects - my chair, my book, my phone, etc.
- Clothing - my hat, my cape, my shoes, etc.
- Stuctures - my house, my workplace, my barn, etc.
- Vehicles - my car, my plane, my spaceship, etc.
- Jobs & Elected Positions - my tenure, my appointment, my position, etc.
- Animals - my dog, my cattle, my pet, etc.
- Etc.
The Possessive Articles
This possessive is formed by using the appropriate possessive article. These articles are a combination of pronoun and definite article. As such, they share traits of each harmonizing with the gender of the possessor and the plurality of the possession. These articles cannot be used simultaneously with each other or with the definite article. By themselves, they are possesive pronouns that function the same as English possessive determiners:
Please note the shift in pronunciation from "t" to "d" in the 3rd person articles
Named Possessors
These same articles (not including the 1st and 2nd person singular) are used to connect a possessor directly to possession.
Gender Harmonization
The possessive article must harmonize with the gender of the possessor. Gender for the possessive articles functions the same as gendered nouns. Because formal speech in Kryptonian uses the neutral gender, most often the neutral form of the posessive article is preferred (as above). It is when using familiar speech that harmonization can become tricky for non-native speakers.
Plural Harmonization
The possessive article must harmonize with the plurality of the possession. The second vowel in the possessive article follows the same rules as the definite article plural harmonization.
