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* an ofis 'the office', nă hofisiņ 'the offices' | * an ofis 'the office', nă hofisiņ 'the offices' | ||
=== Sentence structure === | === Sentence structure === | ||
The auxiliary ''bi'' has lost tense inflection; it only marks truth value. | The auxiliary ''bi'' has lost tense inflection; it only marks truth value and subordinate clauses. | ||
Object pronouns of transitive verbs are forms of the preposition ''ghă''. | Object pronouns of transitive verbs are forms of the preposition ''ghă''. | ||
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truth value -- subject -- tense -- verb -- object. | truth value -- subject -- tense -- verb -- object. | ||
The truth value slot is always occupied by one of these | The truth value slot is always occupied by one of these 5 words: | ||
*תּא ''tă/tu'' affirmative | *תּא ''tă/tu'' affirmative | ||
* בּאס ''băs'' affirmative in subordinate clauses | |||
*וועל ''vel'' interrogative | *וועל ''vel'' interrogative | ||
* כנעל, נעל ''(ch)nel'' negative | * כנעל, נעל ''(ch)nel'' negative | ||
*נאכעל ''năchel'' neg. interr | *נאכעל ''năchel'' neg. interr, negative in subordinate clauses | ||
The tense slot is always occupied by: | The tense slot is always occupied by: | ||