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| colspan="6"| ''The GIRL was bitten.'' | | colspan="6"| ''The GIRL was bitten.'' | ||
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====The topic marker and definiteness==== | |||
[[w:Definiteness|Definiteness]] normally goes unmarked in Asaari, and no official distinction exist. However, using the topic marker, nouns are most often implied to be definite. This also infers that only one argument may be definite in a clause. | |||
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<!-- Sentence --> | |||
| colspan="6"|'''Nar éshi yàyáhin.''' | |||
! | |||
| colspan="6"| '''Naas éshi yàyáhin.''' | |||
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<!-- Pronunciation--> | |||
| colspan="6"|/nar ɛ́ɕɪ jàjáʔɪn/ | |||
! | |||
| colspan="6"|/naːs ɛ́ɕɪ jàjáʔɪn/ | |||
! | |||
|- | |||
<!-- Morphemes--> | |||
|nar | |||
| esh | |||
| -i | |||
| ‹yà› | |||
| yáhi | |||
| ‹n› | |||
! | |||
|naas | |||
| esh | |||
| -i | |||
| ‹yà› | |||
| yáhi | |||
| ‹n› | |||
! | |||
|- | |||
<!-- Gloss--> | |||
|be manly.{{sc|pred.}} | |||
|bark | |||
|{{sc|.rel.3.n.sg}} | |||
|‹{{sc|pres.perf.3.m.s}}› | |||
|see | |||
|‹{{sc|pres.perf.3.m.s}}› | |||
! | |||
|be manly.{{sc|pred. + topic}} | |||
|bark | |||
|{{sc|.rel.3.n.sg}} | |||
|‹{{sc|pres.perf.3.m.s}}› | |||
|see | |||
|‹{{sc|pres.perf.3.m.s}}› | |||
! | |||
|- | |||
<!-- Translations --> | |||
| colspan="6"| ''Man sees dog.'' | |||
! | |||
| colspan="6"| ''The man sees the dog.'' | |||
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