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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 = | {{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, | * 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? | ||
* 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) | ||