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Verbal clauses

Verbs are given tenses in a fashion similar to English; Have, Is or Go precede the verb in various orders to give it a tense.

"Rún re me di.'"
/run rɛ mɛ dɪ/
Rún	re	me	di
love	2s	sbj	1s
I love you.

"Té rún ít me di."
/te run it mɛ dɪ/
té	rún	ít	me	di
prg	love	it	sbj	1s
Either "I'm loving it." or "It is the case that I love it"

"Med bhé rún re me di"
/mɛd ve run rɛ mɛ dɪ/
med	bhé	rún	re	me	di
cnd	pst	love	2s	subj	1s
"I wish I had loved you."

|med- |-bhé- |-rún |re |me- |-di |- |Aux.CND- |-Aux.PST- |-Love |you |SBJ.Aux- |-1S |- | colspan="2"| "I wish I had loved you."

"Bhé té med rún re me di cébh bhocá."
/ve te mɛd run rɛ mɛ dɪ cev wɑka:/
-bhé-	-té-	-med-	-rún	re	me-	-di	cébh-	-bhocá
Aux.PST-	Aux.PRG-	-Aux.Cond-	-Love	you	SBJ.Aux-	-1S	SBJ.Aux-	-1S	before-	-then
"I had wanted to love you until then." "Cún lé dén rún di me lo!" /kun le den run rɛ mɛ dɪ/ Cún- -lé- -dén- -rún re me- -di Aux.Obl- -Aux.Ftr- -Love you SBJ.Aux- -1S "He shall be made to love me." "En tel bhé dén rún di me re!" /ɛn tɛl ve den run dɪ mɛ re/ En tel- -bhé- -dén- -rún di me- -re Neg Aux.Subj- -Aux.PST- -Aux."Made"- -Love I Aux.SBJ- -you "You couldn't have made me love [you!]." "En tel bhé dhén ét rún lo me di me re!" /ɛn tɛl ve ʒen et run lɑ mɛ dɪ mɛ re/ en tel bhé dén ét rún lo me- di me re neg aux.subj aux.pst make this.rel love 3s aux.subj 1s aux.subj 2s "You couldn't have made me love her." (Lit. You could not have made it so that I loved her)