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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|כאַן אך ףיאך אחד א תּ' אָן, אַן ע.}}|translit = Chan ăch fiech ehăd ă t' ołn, an e? |IPA = /χan əχ fiəχ 'ehəd ə thown, '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}}
{{Gloss/indexable|phrase = {{rtl|כאַן ע אך ףיאך אחד א תּ' אָן, אַן ע.}}|translit = Chan e ăch fiech ehăd ă t' ołn, an e? |IPA = /χan e əχ fiəχ 'ehəd ə thown, 'an e/ | morphemes = | 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!)
(Both clauses have falling intonation, as in Scottish Gaelic!)
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* 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 mișă, ăn tüsă, an e, an i, an șni, ăn îvșă, an îd
* present interrogative: ăn mișă, ăn tüsă, ăn e, ăn i, ăn șni, ăn îvșă, ăn 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)
* present neg. interrogative: nach + mișă tüsă e i șni îvșă îd
* relative present ''ăș'': ''De ăș tel led?'' = What do you like?
* relative present ''ăș'': ''De ăș tel led?'' = What do you like?
* present neg. interrogative: nach + mișă tüsă e i șni îvșă îd
* past affirmative: vașă, va thüsă, ve, vi, va șni, vîvșă, vîd
* past affirmative: vașă, va thüsă, ve, vi, va șni, vîvșă, vîd
** also used for "yes" (for a copula sentence)
** also used for "yes" (for a copula sentence)