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"X has Y" is expressed with the verb ''[[Themsaran/gîe|gîe]]'' (exist, there is) followed by the possessive noun phrase "Y-indefinite-of X", if X is animate. If X is inanimate, the construction ''X ā Y'' ('X is with Y') is used. | "X has Y" is expressed with the verb ''[[Themsaran/gîe|gîe]]'' (exist, there is) followed by the possessive noun phrase "Y-indefinite-of X", if X is animate. If X is inanimate, the construction ''X ā Y'' ('X is with Y') is used. | ||
==Comparison== | ===Comparison=== | ||
The comparative particle 'than' is ''rā''. Themsaran enables one to discriminate "He loved me more than she [loved me]" and "He loved me more than [he loved] her", by fronting the constituent in the main clause that is compared. | The comparative particle 'than' is ''rā''. Themsaran enables one to discriminate "He loved me more than she [loved me]" and "He loved me more than [he loved] her", by fronting/focusing the constituent in the main clause that is compared. | ||
{{gloss | {{gloss | ||
|phrase = žá hārbenín slá rā žî | |phrase = žá hārbenín slá rā žî | ||
|IPA=/ʒá hàːrbeninꜜ sláꜜ ráːʒíꜜiː/ | |IPA=/ʒá hàːrbeninꜜ sláꜜ ráːʒíꜜiː/ | ||
|morphemes = žá he-arb-nin/ | |morphemes = žá he-arb-nin/ slá rā žî | ||
|gloss = 3SG.M PAST.IPFV-teach/PAST.IPFV.PSS.3SG.M>1SG more.ADV than 3SG.F | |gloss = 3SG.M PAST.IPFV-teach/PAST.IPFV.PSS.3SG.M>1SG more.ADV than 3SG.F | ||
|meaning=He taught me more than she did.}} | |meaning=He taught me more than she did.}} | ||
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|phrase = na̋ hārbenín slá rā žî | |phrase = na̋ hārbenín slá rā žî | ||
|IPA=/náː hàːrbeninꜜ sláꜜ ráːʒiꜜiː/ | |IPA=/náː hàːrbeninꜜ sláꜜ ráːʒiꜜiː/ | ||
|morphemes = na̋ he-arb-nin/ | |morphemes = na̋ he-arb-nin/ slá rā žî | ||
|gloss = 1SG PAST.IPFV-teach/PAST.IPFV.PSS.3SG.M>1SG more.ADV than 3SG.F | |gloss = 1SG PAST.IPFV-teach/PAST.IPFV.PSS.3SG.M>1SG more.ADV than 3SG.F | ||
|meaning=He taught me more than he did her.}} | |meaning=He taught me more than he did her.}} | ||