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::*''wáa'' + ''isin'' → ''wéesin'' | ::*''wáa'' + ''isin'' → ''wéesin'' | ||
::*''wáa'' + ''isho'' → ''wéesho'' | ::*''wáa'' + ''isho'' → ''wéesho'' | ||
:*''wáa'' can also be used with nouns (in the present) with | :*''wáa'' can also be used with nouns (in the present) with a zero copula. In this case, it can go before or after the noun. | ||
::e.g. ''<b>wáa</b> | ::e.g. ''<b>wáa</b> nín'' OR ''nín <b>waa</b>''(he) is a man". | ||
:::''<b>wáa</b> cadaan'' "(he/she/it/they) is/are white" (literally "whiteness"). | :::''<b>wáa</b> cadaan'' OR ''cadaan <b>wáa</b>'' "(he/she/it/they) is/are white" (literally "whiteness"). | ||
:*As an extension of the above isage, it can be used with a subordinate clause (introduced by ''ín'' "that") to indicate obligation. In tenses other than the present indicative, the copula (in the feminine) is used. | :*As an extension of the above isage, it can be used with a subordinate clause (introduced by ''ín'' "that") to indicate obligation. In tenses other than the present indicative, the copula (in the feminine) is used. | ||
::e.g. ''<b>wáa</b> ín us taghó'' "he should/has to go" (literally: "it (is) that he go). | ::e.g. ''<b>wáa</b> ín us taghó'' "he should/has to go" (literally: "it (is) that he go). | ||