Verbal clauses
Verbs are given tenses in a fashion similar to English; Have, Is or Go precede the verb in various orders to give it a tense.
| "Rún re me di."
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| /run rɛ mɛ dɪ/
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| Rún
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re
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me
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di
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| Love
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2S
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SBJ.Aux-
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-1S
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| "I love you."
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| "Té rún ít me di."
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| /te run it mɛ dɪ/
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| té-
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-rún
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ít
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me-
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-di
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| Aux.PRG-
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-Love
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it
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SBJ.Aux-
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-1S
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| "I'm loving it."/"It is the case that I love it"
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| "Med bhé rún re me di."
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| /mɛd ve run rɛ mɛ dɪ/
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| med-
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-bhé-
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-rún
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re
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me-
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-di
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| Aux.CND-
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-Aux.PST-
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-Love
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you
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SBJ.Aux-
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-1S
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"I wish I had loved you."
| "Bhé té med rún re me di cébh bhocá."
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| /ve te mɛd run rɛ mɛ dɪ cev wɑka:/
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| -bhé-
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-té-
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-med-
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-rún
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re
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me-
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-di
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cébh-
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-bhocá
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| Aux.PST-
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Aux.PRG-
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-Aux.Cond-
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-Love
|
you
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SBJ.Aux-
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-1S
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SBJ.Aux-
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-1S
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before-
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-then
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"I had wanted to love you until then."
| "Cún lé dén rún di me lo!"
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| /kun le den run rɛ mɛ dɪ/
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| Cún-
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-lé-
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-dén-
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-rún
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re
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me-
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-di
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| Aux.Obl-
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-Aux.Ftr-
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-Love
|
you
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SBJ.Aux-
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-1S
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"He shall be made to love me."
| "En tel bhé dén rún di me re!"
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| /ɛn tɛl ve den run dɪ mɛ re/
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| En
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tel-
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-bhé-
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-dén-
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-rún
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di
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me-
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-re
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| Neg
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Aux.Subj-
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-Aux.PST-
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-Aux."Made"-
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-Love
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I
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Aux.SBJ-
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-you
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"You couldn't have made me love [you!]."
| "En tel bhé dhén ét rún lo me di me re!"
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| /ɛn tɛl ve ʒen et run lɑ mɛ dɪ mɛ re/
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| en
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tel
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bhé-
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dén
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ét
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rún
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lo
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me-
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di
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me
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re
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| neg
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aux.subj
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aux.pst
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make
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this.rel
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love
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3s
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aux.subj
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1s
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aux.subj
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2s
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| "You couldn't have made me love her." (Lit. You could not have made it so that I loved her)
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