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#: train-<small>ACC.SG</small>. miss-<small>SUBJ.IMPF.3.EXTERIOR-AGENT</small>. avoid. more. early. go.out-<small>IND.PERF.3.EXTERIOR.PATIENT</small>. | #: train-<small>ACC.SG</small>. miss-<small>SUBJ.IMPF.3.EXTERIOR-AGENT</small>. avoid. more. early. go.out-<small>IND.PERF.3.EXTERIOR.PATIENT</small>. | ||
#: (S)he/they left earlier to avoid missing their train. | #: (S)he/they left earlier to avoid missing their train. | ||
# ''najelai | # ''najelai nanāt gu tṛlirī ša.'' | ||
#: maybe. <small> | #: maybe. that.<small>EXESS</small>. <small>NEG</small>=know-<small>SUBJ.IMPF.3.INTERIOR.COMMON</small>. | ||
#: Maybe (s)he/they don't know [about] it. | #: Maybe (s)he/they don't know [about] it. | ||
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#: (S)he called for Carthage to be destroyed. | #: (S)he called for Carthage to be destroyed. | ||
For some verbs, notably ''lelke'', ''vāgdulke'' (both "to choose"), and ''mulke'' (√mun-, to know how to), the subjunctive is used when the argument is not an impersonal phrase; compare the following two examples: | For some verbs, notably ''lelke'', ''vāgdulke'' (both "to choose"), and ''mulke'' (√mun-, to know how to), the subjunctive is used when the argument is not an impersonal phrase; compare the following two examples: | ||
# '' | # ''nanā jilde mauṃsme.'' | ||
#: | #: that. perform-<small>INF</small>. be_able_to-<small>IND.PRES.1DU.EXTERIOR.PATIENT</small>. | ||
#: We (two) know how to do it. | #: We (two) know how to do it. | ||
# ''galtirī lalla kaulā nalrākulī elena.'' | # ''galtirī lalla kaulā nalrākulī elena.'' | ||