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== Predicates == | == Predicates == | ||
Predicates are clauses that involve saying something about the subject (what it is, where it is, etc.) In English, the | |||
majority of this is done with the verb 'is'. This type of verb is called a copula, since all it does is link a subject to | |||
something. | |||
The copula verb in Brooding is ''aeram''. It is treated as a regular verb: | |||
''leed aeram yuhneeshe'' | |||
I COP cold | |||
"I am cold" | |||
''fosh ehran dootham'' | |||
I COP-PAST sibling | |||
"I was a sibling" | |||
Note: When equating the subject with a noun (it is something), the object of the copula is ''not'' in the accusative | |||
(object) case. Rather, the subject case is used in both places to indicate equation. | |||
When referring to location, the copula can be used with a prepositional phrase as an object: | |||
''leed aeran ata fosh'' | |||
I COP with he/she | |||
"I am with him" | |||
====Existentials==== | |||
Existential predicates indicate that something exists. In English, we use "There is" to indicate this. Brooding has | |||
its own verb for this: auplen. Like the copula, this is a verb and can have aspect, tense, negation, etc. | |||
In existentials, there is no object, we are just saying something exists. This is different than in English, where the | |||
thing that exists is the object of "there is". | |||
''geeth auplen'' | |||
tree EXIST | |||
"There is a tree" | |||
====Possessive predic======== | |||
Possessive predicates indicate possession of something. In English, this is its own verb "to have". Brooding uses a | |||
copula to express this along with a prepositional phrase. | |||
''daroon aeram chee leed'' | |||
name COP with I | |||
"I have a name" (literally "A name is with me") | |||
== Conjunctions == | == Conjunctions == | ||