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===Verb phrase=== | ===Verb phrase=== | ||
The prototypical verb phrases is composed of the phrasal head, any enclitics, subject pronoun. | |||
====Intransitive==== | |||
:{| | |||
|''karesi tan'' | |||
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|''kar-e=si''||''tan'' | |||
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|grey-{{sc|stat}}={{sc|little}}||{{sc|1sg}} | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
:‘I'm a little bit grey’ | |||
=====Transitive===== | |||
A transitive verb requires at least an object (O) in addition to the previous type. | |||
:{| | |||
|''lana tan ha-tok'' | |||
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|''lan-a''||''tan''||''ha-tok'' | |||
|- | |||
|cook-{{sc|dyn}}||{{sc|1sg}}||{{sc|def-}}chicken | |||
|} | |||
:‘I cook the chook’ | |||
A transitive verb with discarded object and second argument promotion with the directive marker '''-e'''. | |||
:{| | |||
|''nimańa laja tan mire'' | |||
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|''ni=mań-a''||''laj-a''||''tan''||''mir=e'' | |||
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|{{sc|perhaps}}=try-{{sc|dyn}}||sing-{{sc|dyn}}||{{sc|1sg}}||{{sc|2sg}}={{sc|dir}} | |||
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|} | |||
:‘Perhaps I should try to sing for you’ | |||
====Non-active constructions==== | ====Non-active constructions==== | ||
In non-active constructions (autostative, passive, mediopassive; all formed with [-s]) the word order remains the same as in the default word order. | In non-active constructions (autostative, passive, mediopassive; all formed with [-s]) the word order remains the same as in the default word order. | ||