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*''-ä-'': relativizer | *''-ä-'': relativizer | ||
*''nï-'' (with subjunctive): "that" - e.g. ንኜዴ ''nïnyeddé'' "that I walk" | *''nï-'' (with subjunctive): "that" - e.g. ንኜዴ ''nïnyeddé'' "that I walk" | ||
**Can be used for necessative (must, should) - e.g. ንኜዴ ( | **Can be used for necessative (must, should), often in combination with the applicative - e.g. ንኜዴ (ይኝዋለ) ''nïnyeddé (yïnywálä)'' "I must walk" (literally: "(there is on me) that I walk") | ||
*''nï-'' (with indicative): places focus on verb - e.g. ንኜዴ ''nïnyedde'' "I did walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I walked") | *''nï-'' (with indicative): places focus on verb - e.g. ንኜዴ ''nïnyedde'' "I did walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I walked") | ||
*''kä-'': primary negation prefix | *''kä-'': primary negation prefix | ||