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The auxiliary ''ri'' comes from ''ruhi'', the imperative of ''rahē'' 'to see'. ''Ri'' is not used in subordinate clauses: | The auxiliary ''ri'' comes from ''ruhi'', the imperative of ''rahē'' 'to see'. ''Ri'' is not used in subordinate clauses: | ||
*''Ri Đavíð | *''Ri Đavíð þax žin.'' = David is about to sleep. | ||
*''Pið Đavíð | *''Pið Đavíð þax žin, u mul bø hapuð uras.'' = When David goes to sleep, he doesn't turn off the lights. | ||
Yes-no questions are marked by a rising intonation, using the focus particle ''=nr'' (cognate to Hebrew נא) after the word/phrase whose truth value is asked about, and dropping ''re'' in sentences with a nominal subject. In sentences without a specific focused constituent, ''nr'' appears sentence-finally in sentences with no finite verb, and after the finite verb if there is one. | Yes-no questions are marked by a rising intonation, using the focus particle ''=nr'' (cognate to Hebrew נא) after the word/phrase whose truth value is asked about, and dropping ''re'' in sentences with a nominal subject. In sentences without a specific focused constituent, ''nr'' appears sentence-finally in sentences with no finite verb, and after the finite verb if there is one. | ||
* ''Đavíð | * ''Đavíð þax žin nr?'' = Is David going to bed? (neutral) | ||
* ''Đavíð nr | * ''Đavíð nr þax žin?'' = Is it David who's going to bed? | ||
* ''Fows nr tr [nexú] jax Marijr amž?'' = Did you marry Maria yesterday? | * ''Fows nr tr [nexú] jax Marijr amž?'' = Did you marry Maria yesterday? | ||
* ''Fows ta nr [nexú] jax Marijr amž?'' = Is it you who married Maria yesterday? | * ''Fows ta nr [nexú] jax Marijr amž?'' = Is it you who married Maria yesterday? | ||