package morphology.parser;

/**
 * Abstract class (interface) for encapsulation of ending features.
 *
 * Project: NGSLT --> NLP --> Words --> Assignment #1
 * @author Normunds Grūzītis, Gunta Nešpore, Baiba Saulīte
 * @date February 2006
 */
public abstract class EndingFeature {

	/**
	 * Gets inflectional paradigm of the ending.
	 * @return code of the paradigm (e.g., 'D1', 'D2', 'CON1').
	 */
	public abstract String getParadigm();

	/**
	 * Gets person number represented by the ending.
	 * @return number (e.g., 'SG' or 'PL').
	 */
	public abstract String getNumber();

}