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====Inflection==== | ====Inflection==== | ||
The following forms are used when the predicate is definite. The interrogative forms below also serve as tag questions for copular sentences: | The following forms are used when the predicate is definite. The interrogative forms below also serve as tag questions for copular sentences: | ||
{{Gloss/indexable|phrase = {{rtl| | {{Gloss/indexable|phrase = {{rtl|כאַן אך ףיאך אחד ע, אַן ע.}}|translit = Chan ach fiech ehăd e, an e? |IPA = /χan əχ fiəχ 'ehəd e, 'an e/ | morphemes = cha cim fiech ehăd e ăn e | gloss = NEG.COP anything_but raven one 3SG.M, Q 3SG.M| translation = It's just one raven, isn't it?|index=3}} | ||
(Both clauses have falling intonation, as in Scottish Gaelic!) | |||
* present affirmative: mișă tüsă șe și șni șîvșă șîd | * present affirmative: mișă tüsă șe și șni șîvșă șîd | ||
** also used for "yes" (for a copula sentence) | ** also used for "yes" (for a copula sentence) | ||
* present interrogative: ăn | * present interrogative: ăn mișă, ăn tüsă, an e, an i, ăn șni, ăn îvșă, an îd | ||
* present negative: chamșă, chatsă, chan e, chan i, cha șni, chavșă, chan îd | * present negative: chamșă, chatsă, chan e, chan i, cha șni, chavșă, chan îd | ||
** also used for "no" (for a copula sentence) | ** also used for "no" (for a copula sentence) | ||