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*question with a subordinate clause -- Pensa ch'ela ''esté'' ayegre? (Does he think that she ''is'' happy?) | *question with a subordinate clause -- Pensa ch'ela ''esté'' ayegre? (Does he think that she ''is'' happy?) | ||
*indirect questions -- Se on tu ''estés'' (I know where you ''are'') | *indirect questions -- Se on tu ''estés'' (I know where you ''are'') | ||
**This use is very productive in Oscanez, where the conjunction ''polché'' takes an indicative if it means "because" and a subjunctive when it means "why." | |||
*expressions of doubt, denial or uncertainty -- No creo ch'el ''esté'' na cibdat (I don't think he ''is'' in the city) | *expressions of doubt, denial or uncertainty -- No creo ch'el ''esté'' na cibdat (I don't think he ''is'' in the city) | ||
*impersonal expressions without certainty -- Elo e important ch'ela ''ale'' a l'escuila (It is important that she ''go'' to school) | *impersonal expressions without certainty -- Elo e important ch'ela ''ale'' a l'escuila (It is important that she ''go'' to school) | ||
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1. The orthographical change to preserve the /k/ sound is to insert a <h> before the /e/ vowel. A similar process occurs in other Romance orthographies, and the process also happens with <g> (''cargar'' becomes ''carghe).' | 1. The orthographical change to preserve the /k/ sound is to insert a <h> before the /e/ vowel. A similar process occurs in other Romance orthographies, and the process also happens with <g> (''cargar'' becomes ''carghe).' | ||
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==== Future Subjunctive / ''O Futuro del Subjuntif''==== | ==== Future Subjunctive / ''O Futuro del Subjuntif''==== | ||
The future subjunctive is a new periphrastic tense which developed from the present subjunctive forms of ''ir''. It is used for: | The future subjunctive is a new periphrastic tense which developed from the present subjunctive forms of ''ir''. It is used for: | ||