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In the syntax of [[Semitic languages]], the term '''free state''' is sometimes used for the construction of a possessed noun that is not in a [[construct state]] construction where the possessed noun is followed immediately by the possessor (e.g. Siloni 1997:167). The possessed noun is "freer" in the free state in that it can be followed by an adjective, does not have a special inflected form, etc.

===Example===
*free state: Hebrew ''ha-hofa'a shel ha saxkan'' [the-appearance of the-actor] 'the actor's appearance'
*construct state: Hebrew ''hofa'at ha-saxkan'' [appearance.CONSTR the-actor] 'the actor's appearance'
(Siloni 1997:166)

===Synonym===
*[[status absolutus]]

===Reference===
Siloni, Tal. 1997. Event nominals and the construct state. In: Haegeman, Liliane (ed.) ''The new comparative syntax.'' London: Longman, 165-188.

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