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**with ''nae'' 'by', indicates that the verb's action serves a reason or purpose clause: "by VERBing" or "because of VERBing" | **with ''nae'' 'by', indicates that the verb's action serves a reason or purpose clause: "by VERBing" or "because of VERBing" | ||
**with ''ok'' 'from', indicates being "beyond VERBing, or preventing from VERBing" | **with ''ok'' 'from', indicates being "beyond VERBing, or preventing from VERBing" | ||
***''Lae mi kai ok neo soela djeo | ***''Lae mi kai ok neo soela djeo bno.'' = This is too much for me to do all at once. (lit. more than my doing all at once) | ||
**with the accusative marker ''ljeo'', indicates a complement clause. There are two possible syntaxes for the ''ljeo''-complement clause: | **with the accusative marker ''ljeo'', indicates a complement clause. There are two possible syntaxes for the ''ljeo''-complement clause: | ||
***''ljeo'' + SUBJECT + ''seo/s'' + VERB-''a'' | ***''ljeo'' + SUBJECT + ''seo/s'' + VERB-''a'' | ||