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Here again are the tables of prefixes that have been presented so far. They are tricky because many are so similar, but they are also easy because there are no irregularities. Once you have learned them, they always apply. The table is printed again at the end of this page. If you want access to the separate reference page used in the previous review, simply click on one of the "Fetch Tables" buttons.
| Possessive | Subject | Object | Reflexive | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | sing | pl | sing | pl | sing | pl | sing | pl |
| 1 | n(o) | t(o) | n(i) | t(i) -h | nëch | tëch | n(o) | t(o) |
| 2 | m(o) | am(o) | t(i) | am/ an -h | mitz | amëch | m(o) | m(o) |
| 3 | ï | ïm/ïn | - | -h | c, qui | quim/ quim | m(o) | m(o) |
Remember that, in these exercises, the Answer Ghost that removes incorrect answers from the answer boxes will assume that all objects that can be singular are. It will also assume that the first translation in a list is the one you should use if it is at all applicable. Thus cihuätl means "wife, woman"; the Answer Ghost will demand "wife" if it is at all possible to use it. Finally, remember that when you enter Nahuatl words the Answer Ghost does not permit you to enter long vowels.
| Possessive | Subject | Object | Reflexive | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | sing | pl | sing | pl | sing | pl | sing | pl |
| 1 | n(o) | t(o) | n(i) | t(i) -h | nëch | tëch | n(o) | t(o) |
| 2 | m(o) | am(o) | t(i) | am/ an -h | mitz | amëch | m(o) | m(o) |
| 3 | i | im/in | - | - -h | c, qui | quim/ quim | m(o) | m(o) |
Challenge: Several forms in the table are identical, and that makes for a lot of initial confusion. But it is rare not to be able to tell them apart when they are used. Locate all the identical pairs (for example first-person singular possessive and first-person singular reflexive) and tell how the members of each pair can be told apart in an actual text.