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*''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), often in combination with the applicative of the copula - e.g. ንኜዴ (ዪኝዋለ) ''nïnyeddé (yinywálä)'' "I must walk" (literally: "(there is on me) that I walk") | **Can be used for necessative (must, should), often in combination with the applicative of the copula - e.g. ንኜዴ (ዪኝዋለ) ''nïnyeddé (yinywálä)'' "I must walk" (literally: "(there is on me) that I walk") | ||
*''nï-'' (with indicative): places focus on verb - e.g. ንኜዴ '' | *''nï-'' (with indicative): places focus on verb - e.g. ንኜዴ ''nïnyédde'' "I did walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I walked") | ||
*''sï-'': negative counterpart of ''nï-'' - e.g. ስኜዴ ''sïnyeddé'' "that I do not walk", ስኜዴ (ዪኝዋለ) ''sïnyeddé (yinywálä)'' "I must not walk", ስኜዴ '' | *''sï-'': negative counterpart of ''nï-'' - e.g. ስኜዴ ''sïnyeddé'' "that I do not walk", ስኜዴ (ዪኝዋለ) ''sïnyeddé (yinywálä)'' "I must not walk", ስኜዴ ''sïnyédde'' "I did not walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I did not walk") | ||
*''kä-'': primary negation prefix | *''kä-'': primary negation prefix | ||
*''bä-'': "when, if; because" | *''bä-'': "when, if; because" | ||