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: They said they were ready. (or, literally: They said "we are ready") | : They said they were ready. (or, literally: They said "we are ready") | ||
: ''dvārme | : ''dvārme palyu jonyegde '''tati''' demyai maihi lāṃryāṇom kulekte.'' | ||
: (S)he told his/her daughter's boyfriend/girlfriend that she is painting her face in her room. (… "she paints her face in her room") | : (S)he told his/her daughter's boyfriend/girlfriend that she is painting her face in her room. (… "she paints her face in her room") | ||
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The verb ''tṛlake'' "to know, to understand" simply requires the sentences to be juxtaposed. Note that Chlouvānem uses the natural sequence of tenses: | The verb ''tṛlake'' "to know, to understand" simply requires the sentences to be juxtaposed. Note that Chlouvānem uses the natural sequence of tenses: | ||
: '' | : ''ƾalyākinom pūrṣei tarliru.'' | ||
: I know you went to | : I know you went to ʡalyākina. | ||
: '' | : ''ƾalyākinom pūrṣei tṛlirau.'' | ||
: I knew you had been (= lit.: you went) to | : I knew you had been (= lit.: you went) to ʡalyākina. | ||
Future in the past also uses juxtaposed sentences, with the future meaning being shown by the general future tense: | Future in the past also uses juxtaposed sentences, with the future meaning being shown by the general future tense: | ||
: '' | : ''ƾalyākinom pūrṣiṣyes gu tṛlirau ša.'' | ||
: I did not know you would have been to | : I did not know you would have been to ʡalyākina. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||