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''nin'' and ''nid'' should follow the verb and precede the object, but ''ni'' should come before. | ''nin'' and ''nid'' should follow the verb and precede the object, but ''ni'' should come before. One exception is that, transitive verbs whose object can be inferred due to common usage do not take ''nit'' when the object is missing. | ||
Consider the examples | |||
* ''Ig veð nit'' "I don't know" (lit. "I know not it") | |||
* ''Ig veð nin risti hisi edde Migea'' "I do not know anyone/a person named Micah" (lit. "I know not one person who is called Micah") | |||
* ''Ig ni rougeage'' "I do not smoke [cigarettes]" (lit. "I do not smoke") | |||
=== Interrogatives === | === Interrogatives === | ||