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===Supine and Subordinate Clauses=== | ===Supine and Subordinate Clauses=== | ||
A | A Da verb can be put into noun cases, forming a supine. To do that you keep the verb ending ''-a'' or ''-i'' (sometimes, also ''-o'') and add the case ending after it. For example, ''má'' (eat) -- ''huoxon mao'' (eating room, dining room); ''daurai'' (rest, sleep) -- ''te dauraio'' (time of sleep, resting time). | ||
A supine is linked by its case ending to the main word it describes, but at the same time it can retain all words that were linked to it as a verb, forming a subordinate clause. Here are some examples: | A supine is linked by its case ending to the main word it describes, but at the same time it can retain all words that were linked to it as a verb, forming a subordinate clause. Here are some examples: | ||
'' | ''Du sai ku ríssiu du tonathiat paltou'' -- I know you wanted to tell me something (compare with: ''Ku rissi du tonathiat paltou'' "You wanted to tell me something" and ''Du tonta paltou'' "I will hear something"). | ||
''John maka té syentú tuo tíao hute'' -- John was eating when his friend entered the house (compare with ''Syentú tuo tia hute'' "His friend enters the house"). | ''John maka té syentú tuo tíao hute'' -- John was eating when his friend entered the house (compare with ''Syentú tuo tia hute'' "His friend enters the house"). | ||