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* the verb '''ru eu''' (= ''I am'') is used to describe something or someone, to express a position, to indicate a temporary state, ex.: '''Ru eu elev''' (= ''I am happy''), '''Rys hi en oic to yun''' (= ''You are in this house''), '''Ryu ý eivan''' (= ''She's angry''); | * the verb '''ru eu''' (= ''I am'') is used to describe something or someone, to express a position, to indicate a temporary state, ex.: '''Ru eu elev''' (= ''I am happy''), '''Rys hi en oic to yun''' (= ''You are in this house''), '''Ryu ý eivan''' (= ''She's angry''); | ||
* the verb '''yv eu''' (= ''I am'') is used to say what something is, to indicate identity, to express a permanent state, and to emphasise something, ex.: '''Yv eu enyr''' (= ''I am a man''), '''Y hi adelu evon''' (= ''You are my brother''), '''It ý ivydh''' (= ''She's (a) good (person)''). | * the verb '''yv eu''' (= ''I am'') is used to say what something is, to indicate identity, to express a permanent state, and to emphasise something, ex.: '''Yv eu enyr''' (= ''I am a man''), '''Y hi adelu evon''' (= ''You are my brother''), '''It ý ivydh''' (= ''She's (a) good (person)''). | ||
Not all the verbal persons have got different forms, the third person plural has got only one form as it can be seen in the following table: | |||
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" | |||
!colspan="3"|'''Possessives''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Person''' | |||
!'''Singular''' | |||
!'''Plural''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''eu''' | |||
|evon | |||
|evas | |||
|- | |||
!'''hi''' | |||
|hon | |||
|has | |||
|- | |||
!'''o''' / '''ý''' | |||
|dhu | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
!'''nüi''' | |||
|yveron | |||
|yveras | |||
|- | |||
!'''üi''' | |||
|iveron | |||
|iveras | |||
|- | |||
!'''oi''' / '''ai''' | |||
|colspan="2"|dhun | |||
|} | |||
==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== | ||