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* '''''Iven''' nenna''. | * '''''Iven''' nenna''. | ||
The bird is sleeping. | |||
* '''''Mrjan''' ivēn vuhra''. | * '''''Mrjan''' ivēn vuhra''. | ||
The spirit is eating the bird. | |||
* '''''Vrunnur''' henelēr kaiya''. | * '''''Vrunnur''' henelēr kaiya''. | ||
The robin had shouted at the pig. | |||
In the instance of a predicate-like construction of the form '''X is Y''', the X and Y are marked by the nominative, but X has an additional affix '''-avas''' after the nominative marking. This may be understood as an additional nominative case in full as '''-navjas''' or '''-ravjas'''. | In the instance of a predicate-like construction of the form '''X is Y''', the X and Y are marked by the nominative, but X has an additional affix '''-avas''' after the nominative marking. This may be understood as an additional nominative case in full as '''-navjas''' or '''-ravjas'''. | ||