Verse:Mwail/Old Gloob: Difference between revisions
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<sup>1</sup>Traditionally described "cause" and "purpose", the "cause" series is used with verbs in the realis tenses (present, past, future), and the "purpose" series with the jussive or expressions/verbs of wanting or necessity (e.g. ''srétī́n''). | <sup>1</sup>Traditionally described "cause" and "purpose", the "cause" series is used with verbs in the realis tenses (present, past, future), and the "purpose" series with the jussive or expressions/verbs of wanting or necessity (e.g. ''srétī́n''). | ||
The only difference between the interrogative and existential usage of interrogative words is that the interrogative word or the phrase containing it is fronted | The only difference between the interrogative and existential usage of interrogative words is that the interrogative word or the phrase containing it is fronted: | ||
:''Ján bōlímim?'' | |||
:''What is the matter?'' | |||
:''Ei bōlímim jan?'' | |||
:''Is something wrong?'' | |||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||