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* ''So tulay nyam enseytorm '''hó''' tosy ongisé hewi bereti.'' – The boy is bringing a jar from the kitchen. | * ''So tulay nyam enseytorm '''hó''' tosy ongisé hewi bereti.'' – The boy is bringing a jar from the kitchen. | ||
* '''''Hó''' Dáré Hayám frádagi iskari benggim.'' – I'm coming back from Armenia tomorrow. | * '''''Hó''' Dáré Hayám frádagi iskari benggim.'' – I'm coming back from Armenia tomorrow. | ||
'''lá''' ''+ accusative case'': marks an inanimate (or non-human neuter) ergative: | |||
* '''''Lá''' tom námirom mek polté kenitastasy ámóht eberam.'' "The book taught me many new things." | |||
* ''Deynepati '''lá''' at ígam so lúkéc apart ene hó tom hérom eferset.'' "Yesterday night the ice made the driver slide off the road." | |||
'''li''' ''+ genitive case'': "behind" (state), "after" (in time); ''+ accusative case'' "behind" (motion) | '''li''' ''+ genitive case'': "behind" (state), "after" (in time); ''+ accusative case'' "behind" (motion) | ||
* ''Hin syorón '''li''' tassyá pardehi esti.'' "That cat is behind the curtain." | * ''Hin syorón '''li''' tassyá pardehi esti.'' "That cat is behind the curtain." | ||