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so long as it dawns and dusks, and so long as time passes. | so long as it dawns and dusks, and so long as time passes. | ||
<small> | <small>towsaʔsuhus, Tamer of Dogs | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
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*''ar'' + VERB.VN-CONST + SUBJECT is a time clause: "upon SUBJECT's VERB-ing" or "when SUBJECT VERBs". | *''ar'' + VERB.VN-CONST + SUBJECT is a time clause: "upon SUBJECT's VERB-ing" or "when SUBJECT VERBs". | ||
*''ar'' + SUBJECT + ''le'' + VERB.VN means "SUBJECT must VERB". | *''ar'' + SUBJECT + ''le'' + VERB.VN means "SUBJECT must VERB". | ||
*VERB.VN + VERB + SUBJECT is an emphatic construction meaning "SUBJECT [surely, definitely] VERBs". A clause in this form can also have a concessive force. | *VERB.VN + VERB + SUBJECT is an emphatic construction meaning "SUBJECT [surely, definitely] VERBs", with a distinct literary flavor. A clause in this form can also have a concessive force. | ||
*The future is used in time clauses, when the condition holds at or up to some point in time in the future. | *The future is used in time clauses, when the condition holds at or up to some point in time in the future. | ||