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(Note: There is a subject in the relative clause - ''leed'' (“I”) - since “I” am doing the burning. It appears after the verb because the verb is always second. Also, the verb is slightly different. ''aekhlaat'' means something is burning. I am making it burn, so the verb is literally “to cause-to-burn.” For more on that construction, see the section on | (Note: There is a subject in the relative clause - ''leed'' (“I”) - since “I” am doing the burning. It appears after the verb because the verb is always second. Also, the verb is slightly different. ''aekhlaat'' means something is burning. I am making it burn, so the verb is literally “to cause-to-burn.” For more on that construction, see the section on [[Brooding#Causation|Verbal Causation]]). | ||
One thing to remember is that the relativizer is based off of where the head noun fits into the relative clause, ''not'' where it fits into the overall sentence. Look at the following sentence: | One thing to remember is that the relativizer is based off of where the head noun fits into the relative clause, ''not'' where it fits into the overall sentence. Look at the following sentence: | ||