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| gloss = shelf-<small>ABL.SG</small>. book-<small>ACC.DU</small>. take-<small>IND.FUTINT.1SG.EXTERIOR-AGENT</small>. | | gloss = shelf-<small>ABL.SG</small>. book-<small>ACC.DU</small>. take-<small>IND.FUTINT.1SG.EXTERIOR-AGENT</small>. | ||
| translation = I'm going to take two books from the shelf. | | translation = I'm going to take two books from the shelf. | ||
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Being semantically opposite, dative and ablative may distinguish different meanings of a same verb: | |||
{{Gloss | |||
| phrase = geṃtrenīs tattelå. | |||
| gloss = offence-<small>ABL.PL</small>. resist-<small>EXP-IND.PRES.1SG.EXTERIOR-AGENT</small>. | |||
| translation = I resist the offences / I endure the offences. | |||
}} | |||
{{Gloss | |||
| phrase = geṃtrasām tattelå. | |||
| gloss = offence-<small>DAT.PL</small>. resist-<small>EXP-IND.PRES.1SG.EXTERIOR-AGENT</small>. | |||
| translation = I resist the offences / I counteract, react to the offences. | |||
}} | }} | ||