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Who- and what-questions use cleft constructions, using the interrogative in conjunction with a relative clause describing it. | Who- and what-questions use cleft constructions, using the interrogative in conjunction with a relative clause describing it. | ||
*''Þva (n) forx eo | *''Þva (n) forx eo svas?'' = Who feeds the man? (lit. Who is it that feeds...) | ||
*''Þva rjeo vforx eo | *''Þva rjeo vforx eo svas?'' = Whom does the man feed? | ||
In the preterite: | In the preterite: | ||
*''Þva rjeo vforxin um eo | *''Þva rjeo vforxin um eo svas?'' = Who fed the man? | ||
*''Þva rjeo vforxin u n | *''Þva rjeo vforxin u n svas?'' = Whom did the man feed? | ||
===Conjunctions=== | ===Conjunctions=== | ||