Glommish: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (→Verbs) |
|||
| Line 769: | Line 769: | ||
*The past subjunctive has disappeared as a distinct form except ''viárie'' 'were, would be' and ''żenie'' 'would'. Modal verbs often use the past form for the past subjunctive. | *The past subjunctive has disappeared as a distinct form except ''viárie'' 'were, would be' and ''żenie'' 'would'. Modal verbs often use the past form for the past subjunctive. | ||
The standalone negator ''nie | The standalone negator ''nie'' (''nié'' when stressed) and negative verb forms with ''n-'' (from Proto-Germanic *ne) remain in use in poetry: | ||
* ''ní-, nilien'': negative of ''ví-, vilien'' (cf. English ''willy-nilly'', from ''will he, nill he'') | * ''ní-, nilien'': negative of ''ví-, vilien'' (cf. English ''willy-nilly'', from ''will he, nill he'') | ||
* ''niém, niér, nisь'': negative of ''jém, jér, isь'' | * ''niém, niér, nisь'': negative of ''jém, jér, isь'' | ||