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In Brooding, a relative clause starts with the relativizer, followed by the verb, the subject then the object (if any). This seems different than the usual sentence order (SVO) but it adheres to the V2 nature of the language - the verb is always the second constituent (the first in a relative clause is the relativizer). | In Brooding, a relative clause starts with the relativizer, followed by the verb, the subject then the object (if any). This seems different than the usual sentence order (SVO) but it adheres to the V2 nature of the language - the verb is always the second constituent (the first in a relative clause is the relativizer). | ||
There are two relativizers: ''ai'' and ''au''. Which you use depends on how the head fits into the relative clause. If the head noun is the subject of the relative clause, ''ai'' is used. If it is the object, then ''au'' is used. | There are two relativizers: ''[[Contionary:ai|ai]]'' and ''[[Contionary:au|au]]''. Which you use depends on how the head fits into the relative clause. If the head noun is the subject of the relative clause, ''[[Contionary:ai|ai]]'' is used. If it is the object, then ''[[Contionary:au|au]]'' is used. | ||
So let’s take the above example. If I say “The tree that burns down,” the head is “tree,” and the relative clause is “that burns down,” that you can look at as “The tree (it burns down).” In that clause, the tree is the subject (it is what is burning). So it’s the subject of the relative clause. When you write the clause, you use the relativizer ''ai'': | So let’s take the above example. If I say “The tree that burns down,” the head is “tree,” and the relative clause is “that burns down,” that you can look at as “The tree (it burns down).” In that clause, the tree is the subject (it is what is burning). So it’s the subject of the relative clause. When you write the clause, you use the relativizer ''ai'': | ||
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| ''geeth'' || '''''ai''''' || ''aekhlaat'' | | ''[[Contionary:geeth|Geeth]]'' || '''''[[Contionary:ai|ai]]''''' || ''[[Contionary:aekhlaat|aekhlaat]]'' | ||
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| tree || REL/SUBJ || burns | | tree || REL/SUBJ || burns | ||
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| ''geeth'' || '''''au''''' || ''ootawnaekhlaat'' || ''leed'' | | ''[[Contionary:geeth|Geeth]]'' || '''''[[Contionary:au|au]]''''' || ''[[Contionary:ootawnaekhlaat|ootawnaekhlaat]]'' || ''[[Contionary:leed|leed]]'' | ||
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| tree || REL/OBJ || cause-burn || I | | tree || REL/OBJ || cause-burn || I | ||
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| ''leed'' || ''agen'' || ''igeeth'' || '''''ai''''' || ''aekhlaat'' | | ''[[Contionary:leed|leed]]'' || ''[[Contionary:agen|agen]]'' || ''[[Contionary:geeth|igeeth]]'' || '''''[[Contionary:ai|ai]]''''' || ''[[Contionary:aekhlaat|aekhlaat]]'' | ||
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| I || see || tree-OBJ || REL/SUBJ || burn | | I || see || tree-OBJ || REL/SUBJ || burn | ||
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The tree is an object of the sentence, but is the subject of the clause (it is what I see, but it is what is burning). So ''ai'' is the appropriate relativizer, not ''au''. | The tree is an object of the sentence, but is the subject of the clause (it is what I see, but it is what is burning). So ''[[Contionary:ai|ai]]'' is the appropriate relativizer, not ''[[Contionary:au|au]]''. | ||
==== Demonstratives ==== | ==== Demonstratives ==== | ||