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:* The gerund is identical to the present participle, but with final ''-te'' replaced by -''do'';

:* Keep in mind that the gerund is an adverb, not an adjective, and so it does not agree in gender and number. The ending is always ''-o''.

====Romance copula====

:: ''Main article:'' [[w:Romance copula|Romance copula]]

As a Romance language, Luthic shares the complexities of the copula in Romance languages when to its counterparts in other languages. A [[w:copula (linguistics)|copula]] is a word that links the [[w:subject (grammar)|subject]] of a sentence with a [[w:predicate (grammar)|predicate]] (a [[w:subject complement|subject complement]]). Whereas English has one main copula verb (and some languages like Russian mostly express the copula implicitly) some Romance languages have more complex forms.

''Vessare'' generally focuses on the essence of the subject, and specifically on qualities that include:

# Nationality

# Possession

# Physical and personality traits

# Material

# Origin

''Stare'' generally focuses on the condition of the subject, and specifically on qualities that include:

# Physical condition

# Feelings, emotions, and states of mind

# Appearance

====Sentence structure====

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 :* The gerund is identical to the present participle, but with final ''-te'' replaced by -''do'';
 :* Keep in mind that the gerund is an adverb, not an adjective, and so it does not agree in gender and number. The ending is always ''-o''.
+====Romance copula====
+:: ''Main article:'' [[w:Romance copula|Romance copula]]
+As a Romance language, Luthic shares the complexities of the copula in Romance languages when to its counterparts in other languages. A [[w:copula (linguistics)|copula]] is a word that links the [[w:subject (grammar)|subject]] of a sentence with a [[w:predicate (grammar)|predicate]] (a [[w:subject complement|subject complement]]). Whereas English has one main copula verb (and some languages like Russian mostly express the copula implicitly) some Romance languages have more complex forms.
+''Vessare'' generally focuses on the essence of the subject, and specifically on qualities that include:
+# Nationality
+# Possession
+# Physical and personality traits
+# Material
+# Origin
+''Stare'' generally focuses on the condition of the subject, and specifically on qualities that include:
+# Physical condition
+# Feelings, emotions, and states of mind
+# Appearance
 ====Sentence structure====