Verse:Tdūrzů/Knench: Difference between revisions
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A copular clause with a pronominal direct object always uses the SIC: ''R'ižəs bə ðób u ð'oj.'' 'The man loves her.' In this case, the clause-initial subject pronoun + bə colloquially tends to be omitted in the present tense when the subject is 1st or 2nd person: ''Ðób tr ð'i nr?'' 'Do you love me?' | A copular clause with a pronominal direct object always uses the SIC: ''R'ižəs bə ðób u ð'oj.'' 'The man loves her.' In this case, the clause-initial subject pronoun + bə colloquially tends to be omitted in the present tense when the subject is 1st or 2nd person: ''Ðób tr ð'i nr?'' 'Do you love me?' | ||
=== Passive and causative === | === Passive and causative === | ||
''Kaht'' is used as an auxiliary for the passive: | ''Kaht'' 'to take' is used as an auxiliary for the passive: | ||
: ''Kawð i ð'ąnuj men kapwas.'' | : ''Kawð i ð'ąnuj men kapwas.'' | ||
: I was bored by the horse. | : I was bored by the horse. | ||
: (lit. I took the boredom from the horse) | : (lit. I took the boredom from the horse) | ||
''Ðett'' is used as an auxiliary for the causative: | ''Ðett'' 'to give' is used as an auxiliary for the causative: | ||
: ''Nawð bindóməs ð'i el kapwas ąnuj.'' | : ''Nawð bindóməs ð'i el kapwas ąnuj.'' | ||
: The farmer made the horse bore me. | : The farmer made the horse bore me. | ||