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===Exclamations=== | ===Exclamations=== | ||
As in most Talman languages, exclamations of the form 'how...!' usually use the vocative particle ''ha'' or ''hay'', in the construction ''ha(y) fi "ADJ-ness"'' (= 'how ADJ/ADV...') or ''ha(y) foang [clause]'' (= 'how [clause]/how much...'). | As in most Talman languages, exclamations of the form 'how...!' usually use the vocative particle ''ha'' or ''hay'', in the construction ''ha(y) fi "ADJ-ness"'' (= 'how ADJ/ADV...') or ''ha(y) foang [clause]'' (= 'how [clause]/how much...'). | ||
:'''''Ha fi | :'''''Ha fi hălfnărnach fi moșiew! Ha foang is fnga sătsiet bang!''''' | ||
:VOC DEF NMLZ-awful DEF nature! VOC that_which she can teach we.INC! | :VOC DEF NMLZ-awful DEF nature! VOC that_which she can teach we.INC! | ||
:''How terrible nature is! How much she can teach us!'' (lit. O the terribleness of nature! O that which she can teach us!) | :''How terrible nature is! How much she can teach us!'' (lit. O the terribleness of nature! O that which she can teach us!) |
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