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=== Sentence structure === | === Sentence structure === | ||
The auxiliary ''bi'' (used for all sentences that are not "is-the") has lost tense inflection; it only marks truth value and subordinate clauses. | The auxiliary ''bi'' (used for all sentences that are not "is-the") has lost tense inflection; it only marks truth value and subordinate clauses. | ||
Hence a sentence that doesn't use the copula now always displays the following word order: | Hence a sentence that doesn't use the copula now always displays the following word order: | ||
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The preverbal particle is | The preverbal particle is | ||
* ''ăg'' for native verbs | * ''ăg'' for native verbs; object forms ''năm, năd, nă, nă h-, năr, nur, năm/năn/năņ'' | ||
* ''nă'' for predicate nouns (is-a; is-the uses the copula) | * ''nă'' for predicate nouns (is-a; is-the uses the copula) | ||
* zero for adjectives and Hebrew participle verbs | * zero for adjectives and Hebrew participle verbs | ||
The 2nd person singular familiar pronoun is ''ow'' (''hu'' in Standard Ăn Yidiș). The present tense auxiliary תּאָ is pronounced ''to'' when stressed (when a subject pronoun follows or when used as "yes") and ''t' '' or ''tă'' when unstressed (when a noun follows). | The 2nd person singular familiar pronoun is ''ow'' (''hu'' in Standard Ăn Yidiș). The present tense auxiliary תּאָ is pronounced ''to'' when stressed (when a subject pronoun follows or when used as "yes") and ''t' '' or ''tă'' when unstressed (when a noun follows). | ||