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**with ''eor'' 'on', indicates "upon/as soon as the action is taking place" or, when possessed, "upon the POSSESSOR's VERBing" | **with ''eor'' 'on', indicates "upon/as soon as the action is taking place" or, when possessed, "upon the POSSESSOR's VERBing" | ||
**with ''nae'' 'by', indicates that the verb's action serves a reason or purpose clause: "by VERBing" or "because of VERBing" | **with ''nae'' 'by', indicates that the verb's action serves a reason or purpose clause: "by VERBing" or "because of VERBing" | ||
**with ''ok'' 'from', indicates being "beyond VERBing, or preventing from VERBing" | **with ''ok'' 'from', indicates being "beyond VERBing, or preventing from VERBing", or when possessed, "beyond the POSSESSOR's VERBing" | ||
***''Lae mi kai ok neo soela djeo bno.'' = This is too much for me to do all at once. (lit. more than my doing all at once) | ***''Lae mi kai ok neo soela djeo bno.'' = This is too much for me to do all at once. (lit. more than my doing all at once) | ||
**with the accusative marker ''ljeo'', indicates a complement clause. There are two possible syntaxes for the ''ljeo''-complement clause: | **with the accusative marker ''ljeo'', indicates a complement clause. There are two possible syntaxes for the ''ljeo''-complement clause: | ||