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Relatives clauses involving drast (this, that), and kí always use the SVO word order: | Relatives clauses involving drast (this, that), and kí always use the SVO word order: | ||
Sé ňos kí ǰis dos aržentsísin | '''Sé ňos kí ǰis dos aržentsísin''' | ||
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the man who is of monies (The man who is rich) | the man who is of monies (The man who is rich) | ||
Ní ǰis kelkžozak drast marša bots-las | '''Ní ǰis kelkžozak drast marša bots-las''' | ||
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not be.it some.thing that works well (It's not something that works well) | not be.it some.thing that works well (It's not something that works well) | ||
However, if the clause involves any interrogative pronoun (besides kí), it may '''also''' use VSO word order, although the use of the implied agent renders this moot in many cases: | However, if the clause involves any interrogative pronoun (besides kí), it may '''also''' use VSO word order, although the use of the implied agent renders this moot in many cases: | ||
Drast ǰis kwý adorakatsí èl | '''Drast ǰis kwý adorakatsí èl''' | ||
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that be why love.I she (That's why I love her) | that be why love.I she (That's why I love her) | ||
Drast ǰis kwo můsťen fétsa íl | '''Drast ǰis kwo můsťen fétsa íl''' | ||
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that be what must he do (That's what he has to do) | that be what must he do (That's what he has to do) | ||
Drast ǰis kw'íl můsťen fétsa | '''Drast ǰis kw'íl můsťen fétsa''' | ||
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that be what'he must do (That's what he has to do) | that be what'he must do (That's what he has to do) | ||
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