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* '''''Lá''' tom námirom mek polté kenitastasy ámóht eberam.'' "The book taught me many new things." | * '''''Lá''' tom námirom mek polté kenitastasy ámóht eberam.'' "The book taught me many new things." | ||
* ''Deynepati '''lá''' at ígam so lúkéc apart ene hó tom hérom eferset.'' "Yesterday night the ice made the driver slide off the road." | * ''Deynepati '''lá''' at ígam so lúkéc apart ene hó tom hérom eferset.'' "Yesterday night the ice made the driver slide off the road." | ||
'''lémí''' ''+ dative case'': "in the presence of" | |||
* ''Tenúi hisési námirí '''lémí''' tasyé syárlúkétí sahwon amulúme.'' "We had a talk about this book in the presence of the author." | |||
'''li''' ''+ genitive case'': "behind" (state), "after" (in time); ''+ accusative case'' "behind" (motion) | '''li''' ''+ genitive case'': "behind" (state), "after" (in time); ''+ accusative case'' "behind" (motion) | ||
* ''Hin syorón '''li''' tassyá pardehi esti.'' "That cat is behind the curtain." | * ''Hin syorón '''li''' tassyá pardehi esti.'' "That cat is behind the curtain." | ||
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* ''Helbenámi '''sya''' tasyé piwehí!'' – "I'll come with beer!" | * ''Helbenámi '''sya''' tasyé piwehí!'' – "I'll come with beer!" | ||
* ''So helbart lámiyétam '''sya''' tós angurnyétuwi abóniyat.'' – "The child built a little house with the toy bricks." | * ''So helbart lámiyétam '''sya''' tós angurnyétuwi abóniyat.'' – "The child built a little house with the toy bricks." | ||
'''tenúe''' ''+ dative case'', rarely (informally, but proscribed) ''+ genitive case'': "because of" | |||
* ''Mánt mé elersyam '''tenúe''' tasyé líssyehí.'' (proscribed: ''tenúe tassyá líssyehi'') "I could not see anything because of the rain." | |||
'''tenúi''' ''+ dative case'': "concerning, about" | |||
* ''Syihámrey '''tenúi''' tós taruwi lífasyóstós syaismánsyóstós mulúgime.'' "Today we will talk about contemporary Lifashian literature." | |||
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