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* '''mboda''' — except for; requires subjunctive mood or essive case (e.g. ''nītedarāhai lailąs mboda nalunya upulsma'' "entrance is forbidden, except for involved people" → "authorized personnel only") | * '''mboda''' — except for; requires subjunctive mood or essive case (e.g. ''nītedarāhai lailąs mboda nalunya upulsma'' "entrance is forbidden, except for involved people" → "authorized personnel only") | ||
* '''mei''' and '''go''' — "yes" and "no", used according to the polarity of the question; i.e. ''mei'' denotes the statement is true ("yes" to affirmative questions, "no" to negative questions), while ''go'' denotes the statement is false ("no" to affirmative questions, "yes" to negative questions). | * '''mei''' and '''go''' — "yes" and "no", used according to the polarity of the question; i.e. ''mei'' denotes the statement is true ("yes" to affirmative questions, "no" to negative questions), while ''go'' denotes the statement is false ("no" to affirmative questions, "yes" to negative questions). | ||
* '''mæn''' — [[Chlouvānem#Use of the topic|marks a topic which otherwise has no role in the sentence]]. | * '''mæn''' — [[Chlouvānem/Syntax#Use of the topic|marks a topic which otherwise has no role in the sentence]]. | ||
* '''nali''' — benefactive marker, used with a noun in direct case; marks the benefited argument when the verb is not in benefactive-trigger voice. If used with a subjunctive verb, means "in order to", with a nuance of hope (the bare subjunctive already carries the "in order to" meaning). | * '''nali''' — benefactive marker, used with a noun in direct case; marks the benefited argument when the verb is not in benefactive-trigger voice. If used with a subjunctive verb, means "in order to", with a nuance of hope (the bare subjunctive already carries the "in order to" meaning). | ||
* '''nin''' — after, with ablative or subjunctive (''nęlcų heirų nin'' "after four years") | * '''nin''' — after, with ablative or subjunctive (''nęlcų heirų nin'' "after four years") | ||