Grammar devices
Small attached words
Small attached words
Which small words lean on a neighboring word?
clitic
object clitic
Betydning
Some short grammar words lean on a neighboring word instead of standing on their own. They can express meanings such as possession or questions while depending on another word for their sound or position. Languages differ in which words behave this way, and some use full words or endings instead. Unlike Endings, these elements can attach to a whole phrase rather than to one word's stem.
Slik kjenner du det igjen
Look for a short grammar element that has no stress of its own or must sit beside another word, even when it belongs in meaning to a larger phrase.