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*''éki'': used to form main clauses. | *''éki'': used to form main clauses. | ||
**Used when the independent object or emphasized subject is placed before the verb. | **Used when the independent object or emphasized subject is placed before the verb. | ||
**Comes after the relevant object/subject - e.g. ''komîda éki mi kôme.'' "I eat food."; ''Úmar éki komîda kôme.'' "[It is] Omar [who] eats food." | **Comes after the relevant object/subject - e.g. ''komîda éki mi kôme.'' "I eat food./Food [is what] I eat."; ''Úmar éki komîda kôme.'' "[It is] Omar [who] eats food." | ||
*''kôs'': used to form main clauses. | *''kôs'': used to form main clauses. | ||
**Used when the independent object is placed after the verb. | **Used when the independent object is placed after the verb. | ||