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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.'"
/run rɛ mɛ dɪ/
Rún	re	me	di
love	2s	sbj	1s
I love you.

"Té rún ít me di."
/te run it mɛ dɪ/
té	rún	ít	me	di
prg	love	it	sbj	1s
Either "I'm loving it." or "It is the case that I love it"

"Med bhé rún re me di"
/mɛd ve run rɛ mɛ dɪ/
med	bhé	rún	re	me	di
cnd	pst	love	2s	subj	1s
"I wish I had loved you."

"Bhé té med rún re me di cébh bhocá."
/ve te mɛd run rɛ mɛ dɪ cev wɑka:/
bhé	té	med	rún	re	me	di	cébh	bhocá
pst	prg	cnd	love	2s	subj	1s	before	then
"I had wanted to love you until then."

"Cún lé dén rún di me lo!"
/kun le den run dɪ mɛ lɑ/
cún	lé	dén	rún	di	me	lo
obl	fut	made_to	love	1s	subj	2s
"He shall be made to love!"

|Cún- |-lé- |-dén- |-rún |re |me- |-di |- |Aux.Obl- |-Aux.Ftr- |-Love |you |SBJ.Aux- |-1S |- | colspan="8"| "He shall be made to love me." |}

"En tel bhé dén rún di me re!"
/ɛn tɛl ve den run dɪ mɛ re/
En	tel-	-bhé-	-dén-	-rún	di	me-	-re
Neg	Aux.Subj-	-Aux.PST-	-Aux."Made"-	-Love	I	Aux.SBJ-	-you
"You couldn't have made me love [you!]." "En tel bhé dhén ét rún lo me di me re!" /ɛn tɛl ve ʒen et run lɑ mɛ dɪ mɛ re/ en tel bhé dén ét rún lo me- di me re neg aux.subj aux.pst make this.rel love 3s aux.subj 1s aux.subj 2s "You couldn't have made me love her." (Lit. You could not have made it so that I loved her)