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For emphasizing the object, "want/need/etc. an X to Y", a resumptive pronoun can be used after the verbal noun. (Alternatively the emphatic clitic -nna can be used on X.) | For emphasizing the object, "want/need/etc. an X to Y", a resumptive pronoun can be used after the verbal noun. (Alternatively the emphatic clitic -nna can be used on X.) | ||
:'''''Gjelna tanneo | :'''''Gjelna tanneo eo djeosk lju!''''' | ||
:want-1SG something to eat.VN 3SG.M-DEP | :want-1SG something to eat.VN 3SG.M-DEP | ||
:''I want something to eat!'' | :''I want something to eat!'' | ||
:'''''Tri harngin aemna, lju | :'''''Tri harngin aemna, lju eo aegir.''''' | ||
:''I didn't succeed in finding it.'' | :''I didn't succeed in finding it.'' | ||