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| gloss = in my two old small grey house-PL in the village
| gloss = in my two old small grey house-PL in the village
| translation = in my two old small grey houses in the village
| translation = in my two old small grey houses in the village
}}
===Existentials===
Existentials use the phrase ''dē zyt'':
{{Gloss
| phrase = Dē zyt a haus.
| IPA = /dɛ ˈzɛɪ̯t a ˈhaʊ̯s/
| gloss = 3SG.N be.BYF a house
| translation = There is a house.
}}
The past is ''dē zyti''. This is the only case where a past byform is used.
{{Gloss
| phrase = Dē zyti a haus.
| IPA = /dɛ ˈzɛɪ̯ti a ˈhaʊ̯s/
| gloss = 3SG.N be.BYF-PST a house
| translation = There was a house.
}}
When existentials occur in subclauses, they always use the byform, even if the verb isn't placed at the end of the clause and a present would normally be used.
{{Gloss
| phrase = ... dass dē zyt a haus.
| IPA = /dɑsː dɛ ˈzɛɪ̯t a ˈhaʊ̯s/
| gloss = that 3SG.N be.BYF a house
| translation = ... that there is a house.
}}
Using a present here would change the meaning: "dass dē ''iss'' a haus" would mean "that ''it'' is a house" rather than "that ''there'' is a house.
Sometimes, mostly in formal writing, a similar construction with other verbs can be used.
{{Gloss
| phrase = Dē ytē imant a appoll.
| IPA = /dɛ ˈɛɪ̯tɛ ˈimant a ˈɑpːɔlː/
| gloss = 3SG.N eat.BYF someone an apple
| translation = There is someone eating an apple. = Someone is eating an apple.
}}
Unlike with the normal existentials, the past of this construction uses a normal past.
{{Gloss
| phrase = Dē ati imant a appoll.
| IPA = /dɛ ˈati ˈimant a ˈɑpːɔlː/
| gloss = 3SG.N eat.PST someone an apple
| translation = There was someone eating an apple. = Someone was eating an apple.
}}
}}


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