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| gloss = many. book-<small>ACC.SG</small>. read.<small>IND.PERF-EXP-1SG.EXTERIOR-AGENT</small>. eye-<small>ACC.SG</small>. make_tired-<small>INF</small>. read.<small>IND.PERF-EXP-1SG.EXTERIOR-AGENT</small>. | | gloss = many. book-<small>ACC.SG</small>. read.<small>IND.PERF-EXP-1SG.EXTERIOR-AGENT</small>. eye-<small>ACC.SG</small>. make_tired-<small>INF</small>. read.<small>IND.PERF-EXP-1SG.EXTERIOR-AGENT</small>. | ||
| translation = I read so many books my eyes got tired. | | translation = I read so many books my eyes got tired. | ||
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In cases such as the previous example, where there's a temporal element involved, the sentence could be rephrased by using '''sām''' (until): | |||
{{Gloss | |||
| phrase = lilyā mešīn raglēt sām taili naviṣyu eyiyaṃte. | |||
| gloss = <small>1SG.GEN.DIR</small>. eye.<small>DIR.SG</small>. make_tired.<small>SUBJ.PERF-EXP-3.PATIENT.EXTERIOR</small>. until. read.<small>IND.PERF-EXP-1SG.EXTERIOR-AGENT</small>. many. book-<small>ACC.SG</small>. read.<small>IND.PERF-EXP-1SG.EXTERIOR-AGENT</small>. | |||
| translation = I read many books, until my eyes got tired. | |||
}} | }} | ||