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Negation and interrogation are accomplished with the conjugated helping verb ''at fay'' "to do" followed by the bare infinitive. This construction can also be used in positive sentences for emphasis. Examples: | Negation and interrogation are accomplished with the conjugated helping verb ''at fay'' "to do" followed by the bare infinitive. This construction can also be used in positive sentences for emphasis. Examples: | ||
*''You cant.'' "I sing" > ''You fay pass cant.'' "I do not sing" | *''You cant.'' "I sing" > ''You fay pass cant.'' "I do not sing" | ||
*'' | *''Ill dorms.'' "He sleeps." > ''Fays ill dorm?'' "Does he sleep?" | ||
*'' | *''Ell manges.'' "She eats." > ''Keeth fays ell mange?'' "What does she eat?" | ||
*'' | *''Lie wise.'' "They saw." > ''Lie fiss weethe.'' "They did see." | ||
Archaically, negation and interrogation can be accomplished without the helper verb. Examples: | Archaically, negation and interrogation can be accomplished without the helper verb. Examples: | ||
*''You cant pass.'' "I sing not." | *''You cant pass.'' "I sing not." | ||
*''Dorms | *''Dorms ill?'' "Sleeps he?" | ||
*''Keeth manges | *''Keeth manges ell?'' "What eats she?" | ||
====Examples of verbs==== | ====Examples of verbs==== |
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