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fix up section on Arabic plurals and gender
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9 changes: 6 additions & 3 deletions src/content/nouns/determiners.mdx
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[Determiners](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Determiner) are words that we can put in front of nous to express which nouns we are talking about. In Pashto we can use these words like these as determiners:

- <InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "کوم", f: "koom", e: "which / some" }} />
- <InlinePs
opts={opts}
ps={{ p: "کوم", f: "koom", e: "which / some / certain" }}
/>
- <InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "هر", f: "har", e: "every / each" }} />
- <InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "ټول", f: "Tol", e: "all / the whole" }} />
- <InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "هیڅ", f: "heets", e: "no / none" }} />
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### With statements

With statements, the word <InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "کوم", f: "koom" }} /> means "some."
With statements, the word <InlinePs opts={opts} ps={{ p: "کوم", f: "koom" }} /> means "some" or "(a) certain."

<Examples opts={opts}>
{[
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{
p: "کوم کور ونړېد",
f: "koom kor óonaRed",
e: "Some home was destroyed",
e: "A certain home was destroyed",
sub: "statement",
},
{
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20 changes: 18 additions & 2 deletions src/content/nouns/special-plurals.mdx
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]}
</ArabicPluralTable>

### Arabic Plurals are Always Masculine
### Arabic Plurals are Often Masculine

Once a word is put into it's special Arabic plural form, it's always a _masculine plural_ (based on the consonant ending) even if the singular version of the word was feminine.
Once a word is put into it's special Arabic plural form, it often becomes a _masculine plural_ (based on the consonant ending) even if the singular version of the word was feminine. If the Arabic plural form ends in a feminine sounding ending, though, it still remains feminine.

<ArabicPluralTable>
{[
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gender: "m",
},
],
[
{
p: "منبع",
f: "manbá",
e: "source (f.)",
sub: "feminine",
gender: "f",
},
{
p: "منابع",
f: "manaabí",
e: "sources (f. pl.)",
sub: "feminine",
gender: "f",
},
],
]}
</ArabicPluralTable>

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