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The accusative affixes are appended onto the ends of verbs, so Tova can be described as being polypersonal, as verbs are inflected for subjects and direct objects. The accusative affixes are required to be on a verb if a verb has a direct object. The genitives are essentially possessives.

An example of the accusative affix: ''~~Tallavi~~'''vi''' ~~ússúlessit~~.'' 'I like the keyboard.' Since ''ússúlessit'' 'the keyboard' is inanimate and singular, the ''-Vvi'' affix is appended to the end of the verb.

An example of the accusative affix: ''Talinavi'''vi''' ussúlessit.'' 'I like the keyboard.' Since ''ússúlessit'' 'the keyboard' is inanimate and singular, the ''-Vvi'' affix is appended to the end of the verb.

=== Roots ===

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===== ''A'': Beginning consonant =====

If a word begins in a consonant, like ''laskan'' 'ruler', the rule is to take the vowel closest to the start of the word, which is /a/ in this example, and prefix it to the word, then, the first consonant is geminated. So, by these rules, the definite of ''laskan'' 'ruler' is ''allaskan'' 'the ruler'. The length of vowels is preserved.

If a word begins in a consonant, like ''laskan'' 'ruler', the rule is to take the vowel closest to the start of the word, which is /a/ in this example, and prefix it to the word, then, the first consonant is geminated. So, by these rules, the definite of ''laskan'' 'ruler' is ''allaskan'' 'the ruler'. The length of vowels is not preserved in the definite affix, it will always be short.

===== ''B'': Beginning vowel =====

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 The accusative affixes are appended onto the ends of verbs, so Tova can be described as being polypersonal, as verbs are inflected for subjects and direct objects. The accusative affixes are required to be on a verb if a verb has a direct object. The genitives are essentially possessives.
-An example of the accusative affix: ''Tallavi'''vi''' ússúlessit.'' 'I like the keyboard.' Since ''ússúlessit'' 'the keyboard' is inanimate and singular, the ''-Vvi'' affix is appended to the end of the verb.
+An example of the accusative affix: ''Talinavi'''vi''' ussúlessit.'' 'I like the keyboard.' Since ''ússúlessit'' 'the keyboard' is inanimate and singular, the ''-Vvi'' affix is appended to the end of the verb.
 === Roots ===
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 ===== ''A'': Beginning consonant =====
-If a word begins in a consonant, like ''laskan'' 'ruler', the rule is to take the vowel closest to the start of the word, which is /a/ in this example, and prefix it to the word, then, the first consonant is geminated. So, by these rules, the definite of ''laskan'' 'ruler' is ''allaskan'' 'the ruler'. The length of vowels is preserved.
+If a word begins in a consonant, like ''laskan'' 'ruler', the rule is to take the vowel closest to the start of the word, which is /a/ in this example, and prefix it to the word, then, the first consonant is geminated. So, by these rules, the definite of ''laskan'' 'ruler' is ''allaskan'' 'the ruler'. The length of vowels is not preserved in the definite affix, it will always be short.
 ===== ''B'': Beginning vowel =====