Verse:Mwail/Old Gloob: Difference between revisions
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====Relative clauses==== | ====Relative clauses==== | ||
The participial relative clause is introduced with a participle. | The participial relative clause is introduced with a participle. The possessor of an active participle is the direct object, and the possessor of a passive participle is the agent. | ||
The finite relative clause is introduced optionally with a relativizer ''rin'' (specific) or ''nitrôg/trôg'' (non-specific; etymologically "whenever"). When the head is omitted, the relativizer is mandatory. To modify a sentence with a relative clause the relativizer ''surith'' is used instead. | The finite relative clause is introduced optionally with a relativizer ''rin'' (specific) or ''nitrôg/trôg'' (non-specific; etymologically "whenever"). When the head is omitted, the relativizer is mandatory. To modify a sentence with a relative clause the relativizer ''surith'' is used instead. | ||