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====Relative Clauses==== | ====Relative Clauses==== | ||
[[w:Relative clause|Relative clauses]] modify their subjects/objects through means above the clausal level (i.e. they consist of sentences that specify a noun). Clitics and heretoclitic pronouns are responsible for this feature, be they proper to denote gender such ''sa'' or | [[w:Relative clause|Relative clauses]] modify their subjects/objects through means above the clausal level (i.e. they consist of sentences that specify a noun). Clitics and heretoclitic pronouns are responsible for this feature, be they proper to denote gender such ''sa'' or case such as ''masu''; with the latter being a mere variant of the former when no noun is applied (e.g. ''murus su saíkat iru'' "the philosopher who is dead" and ''muras masu'' "who is dead"). | ||
=====Non-Restrictive Clauses===== | =====Non-Restrictive Clauses===== | ||
[[w:Relative clause#Restrictive and non-restrictive|Non-restrictive]] relations force right-bound order, where the verb follows the object, and the (hetero)clitic pronoun is situated after the (pro)noun it relativizes (e.g. ''bîbliru, sa nā babál'' "the book, which is being read by me"). | [[w:Relative clause#Restrictive and non-restrictive|Non-restrictive]] relations force right-bound order, where the verb follows the object, and the (hetero)clitic pronoun is situated after the (pro)noun it relativizes (e.g. ''bîbliru, sa nā babál'' "the book, which is being read by me"). | ||
{{interlinear|lang=fi|number=(1) | {{interlinear|lang=fi|number=(1) | ||
|top= | |top= ּול ר ס כען ר מער | ||
| | |ול ר ס כען ר מער | ||
| | |’vl r s kfn r mfr | ||
| | |’ûl iru sa kûn iru āmfár | ||
|{{gcl| | |person>animate>human {{gcl|DEF}}.{{gcl|NOM}}.{{gcl|MASC}}/{{gcl|NEUT}}.{{gcl|SG}} {{gcl|3}}.{{gcl|NEUT}}.{{gcl|SG}} dog>animate>inhuman {{gcl|DEF}}.{{gcl|NOM}}.{{gcl|MASC}}/{{gcl|NEUT}}.{{gcl|SG}} death.{{gcl|EXP}}.{{gcl|PERF}}.{{gcl|IND}}.{{gcl|SG}} | ||
|" | |"the man, whose dog died" (<small>NOMINATIVE RELATION</small>) | ||
}} | }} | ||
[...] | |||
{{interlinear|lang=fi|number=(2) | {{interlinear|lang=fi|number=(2) | ||
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=====Restrictive Clauses===== | =====Restrictive Clauses===== | ||
[[w:Relative clause#Restrictive and non-restrictive|Restrictive]] relations force left-bound order, where the verb precedes the object, and the (hetero)clitic pronoun is situated before the (pro)noun it relativizes (e.g. ''babál nā sa bîbliru'' "the book which is being read by me"). | |||
Restrictive relations force left-bound inversion, where the verb precedes the object.''babál, sa bîbliru'' "the book which is being read' | Restrictive relations force left-bound inversion, where the verb precedes the object.''babál, sa bîbliru'' "the book which is being read' | ||