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===Particles===
===Particles===
====Focus particles====
====Focus particles====
*ን- '''nï-''' :
*'''ን-''' '''''nï-''''' :
**(with nominals): places focus on the nominal - e.g. ንሚ ኛዬዴ ''<b>nïmí</b> nyayédde.'' "<b>It is I</b> who walked." (compare: ሚኒ ኜዴ ''míni nyédde.'' "I walked.")
**(with nominals): places focus on the nominal - e.g. ንሚ ኛዬዴ ''<b>nïmí</b> nyayédde.'' "<b>It is I</b> who walked." (compare: ሚኒ ኜዴ ''míni nyédde.'' "I walked.")
**(with verbs in the indicative): places focus on the verb - e.g. ንኜዴ ''nïnyedde'' "I did walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I walked")
**(with verbs in the indicative): places focus on the verb - e.g. ንኜዴ ''nïnyedde'' "I did walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I walked")
**(with verbs in the subjunctive): "that" - e.g. ንኜዴ ''nïnyeddé'' "that I walk". Can be used for necessative (must, should), often in combination with the applicative of the copula - e.g. ንኜዴ (ዪኝዋለ) ''nïnyeddé (yinywálä)'' "I must walk" (literally: "(there is on me) that I walk")
**(with verbs in the subjunctive): "that" - e.g. ንኜዴ ''nïnyeddé'' "that I walk". Can be used for necessative (must, should), often in combination with the applicative of the copula - e.g. ንኜዴ (ዪኝዋለ) ''nïnyeddé (yinywálä)'' "I must walk" (literally: "(there is on me) that I walk")
*'''sï-''' : negative counterpart of ''nï-''
*'''ስ-''' '''''sï-''''' : negative counterpart of ''nï-''
**(with nominals): negates and places focus on the nominal - e.g. ስሚ ኛዬዴ ''<b>sïmí</b> nyayédde.'' "<b>It is not I</b> who walked." (compare:  ንሚ ኛየሴዴ ''nïmí nyayasédde.'' "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. ስሚ ኛዬዴ ''<b>sïmí</b> nyayédde.'' "<b>It is not I</b> who walked." (compare:  ንሚ ኛየሴዴ ''nïmí 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. ስኜዴ ''sïnyédde'' "I did not walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I did not walk")
**(with verbs in the indicative): negates and places focus on the verb - e.g. ስኜዴ ''sïnyédde'' "I did not walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I did not walk")
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