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*Time is *not* of essence in Van. Context and adverbs may be of help but aren't really considered necessary most of the time (ha!). | *Time is *not* of essence in Van. Context and adverbs may be of help but aren't really considered necessary most of the time (ha!). | ||
*A construction approaching a polite imperative is formed using the 2P and the prefix ''ni-'' “perhaps” on the verb. | *A construction approaching a polite imperative is formed using the 2P and the prefix ''ni-'' “perhaps” on the verb. | ||
*A “relative” clause follows its (pro-)nominal head and is always offset with comma. When they are related to the object of the main | *A “relative” clause follows its (pro-)nominal head and is always offset with comma. When they are related to the object of the main clause they are marked with the directive '''-e'''. | ||
*:''mak, karesi ras, lana ras ha-tok.'' “Mark, a bit old is he, cooks he the chicken.” → ''mak, karesi ras, lana ras ha-tok, laja rase.'' “Mark, a bit old is he, cooks he the chicken, sings he;{{sc|dir}}” where the second relative clause matches with ''ha-tok'', i.e. it's the chicken who sings and not Mark. | *:''mak, karesi ras, lana ras ha-tok.'' “Mark, a bit old is he, cooks he the chicken.” → ''mak, karesi ras, lana ras ha-tok, laja rase.'' “Mark, a bit old is he, cooks he the chicken, sings he;{{sc|dir}}” where the second relative clause matches with ''ha-tok'', i.e. it's the chicken who sings and not Mark. | ||
*When the verb in a relative clause is stative and the main clause verb too, the main clause drops the common pronoun. | *When the verb in a relative clause is stative and the main clause verb too, the main clause drops the common pronoun. | ||