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:github_url: https://git.door43.org/Door43/en_uhg/src/branch/master/content/noun.rst
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.. _noun:
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Noun
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====
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Summary
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A noun is a person, a thing, a place, or an idea.
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Article
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Every noun also has a number, which can be
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:ref:`number_plural`,
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or
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:ref:`number_dual`.
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It also has a state, which can be
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:ref:`state_construct`
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or
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:ref:`state_absolute`.
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The dictionary form is singular absolute. Nouns can also have a variety
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of prefixes and
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:ref:`suffix`
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that give extra information.
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The form of the noun often, but not always, indicates its gender, which
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can be
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:ref:`gender_masculine`
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or
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:ref:`gender_feminine`.
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Sometimes an
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:ref:`adjective-substantive`
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or a
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:ref:`verb-verbal-nouns`
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can function like a noun.
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In Hebrew, nouns do not change their form based on the function (or
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case) they have in a sentence (subject/nominative, direct
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object/accusative, etc.). They only change if they are in :ref:`state_construct`.
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