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**(with nominals): places focus on the nominal - e.g. ንሚ ኜዴ ''<b>nïmí</b> nyédde.'' "<b>It is I</b> who walked." vs ሚን ኜዴ ''mín nyédde.'' "I walked." | **(with nominals): places focus on the nominal - e.g. ንሚ ኜዴ ''<b>nïmí</b> nyédde.'' "<b>It is I</b> who walked." vs ሚን ኜዴ ''mín nyédde.'' "I walked." | ||
**(with verbs in the indicative): places focus on the verb - e.g. ንኜዴ ''nïnyedde'' "I did walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I walked") | **(with verbs in the indicative): places focus on the verb - e.g. ንኜዴ ''nïnyedde'' "I did walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I walked") | ||
**(with verbs in the subjunctive): "that" - e.g. ንኜዴ ''nïnyeddé'' "that I walk". Can be used for necessative (must, should) - e.g. ንኜዴ ( | **(with verbs in the subjunctive): "that" - e.g. ንኜዴ ''nïnyeddé'' "that I walk". Can be used for necessative (must, should), often in combination with the applicative - e.g. ንኜዴ (ይኝዋለ) ''nïnyeddé (yïnywálä)'' "I must walk" (literally: "(there is on me) that I walk") | ||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||