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Dzongkha grammar describes the morphology and syntax of Dzongkha, a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Bhutan. This article uses Roman Dzongkha for indicating pronunciation.

Nouns

Cases

Dzongkha nouns are marked for 4 cases: genitive, locative, ablative and dative.

genitive case: marks possession and is often translated as "of". The genitive suffix is always pronounced g°i, but it can be written as གྱི་ -g°i (after words ending in མ་ -m, ན་ -n, ར་ -r, ལ་ -l), གི་ -g°i (after words ending in ག་ -g, ང་ -ng),