unes, unas
Some and Certain
Unes and unas mean some or certain ones, often against others: unes ... d'autres.
How It Works
When a plural needs no special meaning, Occitan uses de or d': Ai d'amics a Albi. Use unes or unas when you mean some in particular, or when you set one group against another.
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| un amic | unes amics |
| una femna | unas femnas |
| de + unes | d'unes |
| de + unas | d'unas |
The pair unes ... d'autres is the usual way to say some ... others. It works as a pronoun, with no noun after it: Unes dormisson, d'autres jògan.
Laus also lists uns and unis for the masculine plural. This course writes unes, the form most writers use.
Examples (5)
- Unes amics son d'Albi, d'autres son de Tolosa.
Some friends are from Albi, others are from Toulouse.
Unes sets one group of friends against d'autres.
- Unas femnas parlan occitan a l'escòla.
Some women speak Occitan at school.
Unas goes with the feminine plural femnas.
- D'unes sers, manjam defòra.
On some evenings, we eat outside.
After de, unes becomes d'unes.
- Unes dròlles jògan dins la carrièra.
Some children play in the street.
Unes goes with the masculine plural dròlles.
- Unas bèstias dormisson, d'autras jògan.
Some animals sleep, others play.
Unas ... d'autras is the feminine pair.
Common Mistakes
Using the French des for a plain plural.
Ai des amics a Albi.Ai d'amics a Albi.Occitan has no des. A plain plural takes de, which becomes d' before a vowel.
Using the feminine unas with a masculine noun.
Unas amics son d'Albi.Unes amics son d'Albi.Amics is masculine, so it takes unes.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Unes and unas are plurals of un and una with their own meaning, and the plural article is usually de, so the partitive de comes first.
Related Patterns
- un, unaIndefinite Articles
Unes and unas are the plural of these articles.
Level 1 - qualque, qualquesSome and a Few
Qualques also means a few, but it never sets one group against another.
Level 3 - autre, autraOther and Another
D'autres and d'autras are the partners of unes and unas.
Level 2 - mai d'un, mantunMore than One
Mantun also means several.
Level 4
Words in This Pattern
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