Chlouvānem/Syntax: Difference between revisions
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| gloss = melon-<small>EXESS.SG</small>. lārmis.<small>DIR.SG</small>. | | gloss = melon-<small>EXESS.SG</small>. lārmis.<small>DIR.SG</small>. | ||
| translation = melon lārmis<ref>A Chlouvānem fruit brandy.</ref> | | translation = melon lārmis<ref>A Chlouvānem fruit brandy.</ref> | ||
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The essive is used for arguments referring to states or existence (such as ''læpake'' (to consider)): | |||
{{Gloss | |||
| phrase = sū taili hulābdān rahēlliląs læpute. | |||
| gloss = <small>2SG.INFORMAL.ACC</small>. much. good. doctor-<small>ESS.SG</small>. consider.<small>IND.PRES-1SG.EXTERIOR-AGENT</small>. | |||
| translation = I consider you a very good doctor. | |||
}} | }} | ||
The exessive is used to state a cause or reason if it is a concrete noun (the ablative is used for abstract ones): | The exessive is used to state a cause or reason if it is a concrete noun (the ablative is used for abstract ones): | ||