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This particle tends not to be used for semantic non-agents. Instead the preposition 'from' is used for what English would consider the agent: | This particle tends not to be used for semantic non-agents. Instead the preposition 'from' is used for what English would consider the agent: | ||
:''ʔEs-þad heȝgab fac-cărag ćahek.'' | :''ʔEs-þad heȝgab '''fac'''-cărag ćahek.'' | ||
:DET water 3SG-freeze_intr from=wind cold | :DET water 3SG-freeze_intr from=wind cold | ||
:''The cold wind froze the water.'' [lit. The water froze from the cold wind.] | :''The cold wind froze the water.'' [lit. The water froze from the cold wind.] | ||
Using ''yi-'' as in ''*ʔEs-þad heȝgab '''yis''''-cărag ćahek'' would be incorrect, since ''cărag'' 'wind', as an inanimate noun, cannot be an agent in Netagin. | |||
===Relative clauses=== | ===Relative clauses=== | ||