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 **(with verbs in the subjunctive): "that" - e.g. ኒኜዴ ''ninyeddé'' "that I walk". Can be used for necessative (must, should), often in combination with the applicative - e.g. ኒኜዴ (ዪኝዋለ) ''ninyeddé (yinywálä)'' "I must walk" (literally: "(there is on me) that I walk")
 *'''si-''' : negative counterpart of ''ni''
-**(with nominals): negates and places focus on the nominal - e.g. ሲሚ ኛዬዴ ''<b>simí</b> nyayédde.'' "<b>It is not I</b> who walked." (compare:  ኒሚ ሲኛዬዴ ''nimí sinyayédde.'' "It is I who did not walk."; ሚኒ ከኜዴም ''míni känyéddem.'' "I did not walk.")
+**(with nominals): negates and places focus on the nominal - e.g. ሲሚ ኛዬዴ ''<b>simí</b> nyayédde.'' "<b>It is not I</b> who walked." (compare:  ኒሚ ኛየሴዴ ''nimí nyayasédde.'' "It is I who did not walk."; ሚኒ ከኜዴም ''míni känyéddem.'' "I did not walk.")
 **(with verbs in the indicative): negates and places focus on the verb - e.g. ሲኜዴ ''sinyedde'' "I did not walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I did not walk")
 **(with verbs in the subjunctive): "that not" - e.g. ሲኜዴ ''sinyeddé'' "that I not walk". Can be used for negative necessative (must not, should not), often in combination with the applicative - e.g. ሲኜዴ (ዪኝዋለ) ''sinyeddé (yinywálä)'' "I must not walk" (literally: "(there is on me) that I do not walk")