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=====Future===== | =====Future===== | ||
In the indicative mood, there is a "general future" (''futur général''), which indicates event that are yet to happen. There are also a so-called "retrospective future" (''futur rétrospectif''), and a "proximity future" (''futur de proximité''), which is meant to express the inchoative aspect. They are both built analytically. | In the indicative mood, there is a "general future" (''futur général''), which indicates event that are yet to happen. There are also a so-called "retrospective future" (''futur rétrospectif''), and a "proximity future" (''futur de proximité''), which is meant to express the inchoative aspect. They are both built analytically. | ||
====Negation==== | |||
QtolqjimctadûB uses double negation, with a negation verb. There are two possible constructions : | |||
*Nî + subject + conjugated verb + infinitive "daer" | |||
*Subject + conjugated verb "daer" + infinitive verb | |||
====Conjugation tables==== | ====Conjugation tables==== | ||
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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
===Constituent order=== | ===Constituent order=== | ||
* | *The basic constituent order of a declarative sentence is SVO (Subject - Verb - Object). | ||
*questions are formed by inversing verb and subject (VSO). | |||
Subject | |||
===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
If there is a determiner (for example, a definiteness article), it is placed at the beginning of the noun phrase. If there is an adjective, it can be placed either right before, or right after, the noun it qualifies. Most particles are placed between a determiner and the adjective + noun (or noun + adjective) group. A prepositional phrase or clause comes after. | If there is a determiner (for example, a definiteness article), it is placed at the beginning of the noun phrase. If there is an adjective, it can be placed either right before, or right after, the noun it qualifies. Most particles are placed between a determiner and the adjective + noun (or noun + adjective) group. A prepositional phrase or clause comes after. | ||
*Sentences with a stative verb use the so-called subject particle, which is used with stative verbs to introduce the subject's attribute. It can take two different forms, usually depending on whether the subject is animate (particle "tke?") or inanimate (particle "ke?"), but also potentially on whether the relationship between subject and attribute is perceived as "temporary" or "eternal". | |||
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*Genitive phrase : | *Genitive phrase : | ||
"My mother" : ( | "My mother" : (article) êüdô maîha. | ||
(Definite article) + Subject pronoun + possessive particle suffix + "mother". | (Definite article) + Subject pronoun + possessive particle suffix + "mother". | ||
===Verb phrase=== | ===Verb phrase=== | ||