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| phrase = | | phrase = Jari comisis orisa? | ||
| IPA = [ | | IPA = [ˈdʑari kɔˈmizis ɔˈriza] | ||
| gloss = yesterday. eat.<small>IND.PAST-2SG</small>. rice.<small>SG</small>. | | gloss = yesterday. eat.<small>IND.PAST-2SG</small>. rice.<small>SG</small>. | ||
| translation = Did you eat rice yesterday? | | translation = Did you eat rice yesterday? | ||
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| translation = Carmen told me that she would have eaten rice the following day. | | translation = Carmen told me that she would have eaten rice the following day. | ||
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===Indirect statements with the infinitive=== | ===Indirect statements with the infinitive=== | ||
In the most formal Atlantic styles, a construction in imitation of Latin syntax is used for indirect statements, using the bare infinitive: | In the most formal Atlantic styles, a construction in imitation of Latin syntax is used for indirect statements, using the bare infinitive: | ||