| 6.3.1.6. Adj. P + Adj. P + N |
| In this type of noun phrases, usually the first Adj. P. will consist of a determiner (Det.) |
| i:perudda - mara |
‘this big tree’ |
| this - big - tree |
| a: ni:la pu: |
‘that blue flower’ |
| that - blue - flower |
| 6.3.1.7 Adj. P + N + Adj. P. |
| a: ku:re ella |
‘all those houses’ |
| that - house - all |
i : pa a ella |
‘all these money’ |
| this - money - all |
| 6.3.1.8 Sub types of NP |
| Many sub types are noticed in the NP. The noun of the NP takes various case suffixes. The main sub types are NP Nom., NP Acc., NP Dat., NP Soc., NP Gen., NP Loc. and NP Inst. |
| 6.3.1.8.1 NP. Nom. |
| In this type, the noun of the NP is in the nominative case which constitutes the subject of the sentence. |
| avä vü:ndä |
‘He fell’ |
| he - fell (P.T.) |
| ra:mä kė:kkä |
‘Raman listens’ |
| raman - listen (P.T.) |
| 6.3.1.8.2 NP. Acc. |
| The constituent N of NP. Acc. is in accusative case and expresses the direct object in a sentence involving transitive verb. |
kė ene kü:de |
‘I weeded (the) weed’ |
| weed (Acc.) - weeded - I |
| navule pa:ttä |
‘He saw (the) peacock’ |
| peacock (Acc.) - saw (P.T.) |
