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In the past tense, a participle modifying the head as an adjective puts the head into a ''patient'' role in the relative clause (by split ergativity). Hence, agents of a transitive verb must use the preposition ''ro'' plus a resumptive pronoun. | In the past tense, a participle modifying the head as an adjective puts the head into a ''patient'' role in the relative clause (by split ergativity). Hence, agents of a transitive verb must use the preposition ''ro'' plus a resumptive pronoun. | ||
:'''''G'laí an slachan arŋaín rún stámh.''''' | :'''''G'laí an slachan (ri) arŋaín rún stámh.''''' | ||
:''The number I got was 6.'' | :''The number I got was 6.'' | ||