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Indirect speech matches the tense of the clause it's embedded in, like in English (because Italian). | Indirect speech matches the tense of the clause it's embedded in, like in English (because Italian). | ||
:''Er sażeþ, "Ik há żald | :''Er sażeþ, "Ik há nýn żald."'' 'He says, "I have no money."' = ''Er sażeþ þat er háþ nýn żald.'' 'He says that he doesn't have money'. | ||
:''Er sażdie, "Ik há żald | :''Er sażdie, "Ik há nýn żald."'' 'He said, "I have no money."' = ''Er sażdie þat er hádie nýn żald.'' 'He said that he didn't have money'. | ||
:''Er sażeþ, "Ik hádie żald | :''Er sażeþ, "Ik hádie nýn żald."'' 'He says, "I had no money."' = ''Er sażeþ þat er hádie nýn żald.'' 'He says that he didn't have money'. | ||
:''Er sażdie, "Ik hádie żald | :''Er sażdie, "Ik hádie nýn żald."'' 'He said, "I have no money."' = ''Er sażdie þat er hádie gehád nýn żald.'' 'He said that he hadn't had money'. | ||
====Inverted "if" clause==== | ====Inverted "if" clause==== |
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