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====Existentials====
====Existentials====


Existential predicates indicate that something exists. In English, we use "There is" to indicate this. Brooding has
Existential predicates indicate that something exists. In English, we use "there is" or "there are" 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.
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
In existentials, there is no object, we are just saying something exists.  
thing that exists is the object of "there is".


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