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:''I want something to eat!'' | :''I want something to eat!'' | ||
:'''''Ní | :'''''Ní hairŋín lion ú le áichir.''''' | ||
:''I didn't succeed in finding it.'' | :''I didn't succeed in finding it.'' | ||
The infinitive-final order arose from constructions corresponding to modal verbs in English: originally the order was something similar to {{recon|'' | The infinitive-final order arose from constructions corresponding to modal verbs in English: originally the order was something similar to {{recon|''Aran gnúi enŋ''}} ("on-1SG drink.VN water"), then ''Aran enŋ le ghnúi'' (originally "I want water to drink") became more common, eventually to the exclusion of the original construction, which is archaic or high-register today for common modal expressions. | ||
===Passive constructions=== | ===Passive constructions=== | ||