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The verb ''tṛlake'' "to know, to understand" simply requires the sentences to be juxtaposed. Note that Chlouvānem uses the natural sequence of tenses: | The verb ''tṛlake'' "to know, to understand" simply requires the sentences to be juxtaposed. Note that Chlouvānem uses the natural sequence of tenses: | ||
: '' | : ''ajāƾilbādhyom pūrṣei tarliru.'' | ||
: I know you went to | : I know you went to Ajāƾilbādhi. | ||
: '' | : ''ajāƾilbādhyom pūrṣei tṛlirau.'' | ||
: I knew you had been (= lit.: you went) to | : I knew you had been (= lit.: you went) to Ajāƾilbādhi. | ||
Future in the past also uses juxtaposed sentences, with the future meaning being shown by the general future tense: | Future in the past also uses juxtaposed sentences, with the future meaning being shown by the general future tense: | ||
: '' | : ''ajāƾilbādhyom pūrṣiṣyes gu tṛlirau ša.'' | ||
: I did not know you would have been to | : I did not know you would have been to Ajāƾilbādhi. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||