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| ''tøzum to'' | | ''tøzum to'' | ||
| ''tøzum te'' | | ''tøzum te'' | ||
| '' | | ''zum u'' | ||
| ''tøzum hi'' | | ''tøzum hi'' | ||
| ''nøzum nu'' | | ''nøzum nu'' | ||
| ''tøzmu tem'' | | ''tøzmu tem'' | ||
| '' | | ''zmu'm'' | ||
| ''izum/tozum/izmu'' | | ''izum/tozum/izmu'' | ||
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The auxiliary for the cautionary future comes from the Biblical Hebrew verb ''*zāmam'' 'to scheme'. It's used to: | The auxiliary for the cautionary future comes from the Biblical Hebrew verb ''*zāmam'' 'to scheme'. It's used to: | ||
* warn the listener of a future event or contingency: | * warn the listener of a future event or contingency: | ||
** ''''' | ** '''''Zum''' sąraz lovu henø kol ngeth.'' = 'The storm might come here any moment.' | ||
** '''''Tøzum''' tafkestaz mul lith ngal szom!'' = 'The function might not be onto! [in a hypothetical math textbook, cautioning against a tacit assumption a reader might make]' | ** '''''Tøzum''' tafkestaz mul lith ngal szom!'' = 'The function might not be onto! [in a hypothetical math textbook, cautioning against a tacit assumption a reader might make]' | ||
* often used in a threatening manner, for example: ''Lakh to mul yedhą ma '''zum''' i ląsuth lakh to!'' = 'You have no idea what I'm gonna do to you!' | * often used in a threatening manner, for example: ''Lakh to mul yedhą ma '''zum''' i ląsuth lakh to!'' = 'You have no idea what I'm gonna do to you!' |
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