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====Person marking==== | ====Person marking==== | ||
The subject is marked after the verb using a suffix, or when there is already a suffix in the suffix slot, the independent pronoun. For example, 'I know you (m)' = ''dytgalxil'' but 'I know you (f)' = ''dytgăles tiel''. The independent pronoun may be dropped if known from context, but a subject suffix must be used whenever one can be used. | The subject is marked after the verb using a suffix, or when there is already a suffix in the suffix slot, the independent pronoun. For example, 'I know you (m)' = ''dytgalxil'' but 'I know you (f)' = ''dytgăles tiel'' (Irish has something similar). The independent pronoun may be dropped if known from context, but a subject suffix must be used whenever one can be used. | ||
Verbs of different triggers (determined lexically) will have different meanings for what the subject semantically is. | Verbs of different triggers (determined lexically) will have different meanings for what the subject semantically is. | ||