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====Relative clauses==== | ====Relative clauses==== | ||
Relative clauses start with a [[#Relative pronouns|relative pronoun]]. The pronoun is followed by the subject of the clause (if it isn't the same as the antecedent), which in turn is followed by the verb. | Relative clauses start with a [[#Relative pronouns|relative pronoun]]. The pronoun is followed by the subject of the clause (if it isn't the same as the antecedent), which in turn is followed by the verb. | ||
{{Gloss | |||
| phrase = Dē mann wē plʉkti dē fiss iss stoppig. | |||
| gloss = DEF man REL.HUM catch-PST DEF fish be stupid | |||
| translation = The man who caught the fish is stupid. | |||
}} | |||
{{Gloss | |||
| phrase = Hi heppt dē fiss dē hi plʉkti giotē. | |||
| gloss = 3SG.M.SUBJ have DEF fish REL.NHUM 3SG.M.SUBJ catch-PST eat.PERF | |||
| translation = He has eaten the fish he caught. | |||
}} | |||
Since the position of the verb within a relative clause is determined by strict rules, so is the choice of the verb form. In the present tense, an ē-form is used if the verb is the last word in the clause, while otherwise the ordinary present is used. | |||
{{Gloss | |||
| phrase = Ig tú dy ig willē. | |||
| gloss = 1SG.SUBJ do that.which 1SG.SUBJ want-INF | |||
| translation = I do what I want. | |||
}} | |||
====Conditional and causal clauses==== | ====Conditional and causal clauses==== | ||