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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./Food [is what] I eat."; ''Úmar éki komîda | **Comes after the relevant object/subject. Note that when used with a subject, it places the verb into its subordinate form - e.g. ''komîda éki mi kôme.'' "I eat food./Food [is what] I eat."; ''Úmar éki komîda komê.'' "[It is] Omar [who] eats food." | ||
**''éki'' can contract with a following subject pronoun (if applicable), in which case the ''-ki-'' is dropped and ''e-'' takes the frontness/backness of the verb - e.g. ''komîda émi kôme.'' "I eat food."<br /> Note that this is identical to the contraction of ''é''. | **''éki'' can contract with a following subject pronoun (if applicable), in which case the ''-ki-'' is dropped and ''e-'' takes the frontness/backness of the verb - e.g. ''komîda émi kôme.'' "I eat food."<br /> Note that this is identical to the contraction of ''é''. | ||
**''éki'' is usually not used in negative sentences - e.g. ''komîda ná mi komê.'' "I do not eat food.".<br />However, it may be used for extra emphasis - e.g. ''Úmar éki komîda ná komê.'' "[It is] Omar [who] does not eat food." | **''éki'' is usually not used in negative sentences - e.g. ''komîda ná mi komê.'' "I do not eat food.".<br />However, it may be used for extra emphasis - e.g. ''Úmar éki komîda ná komê.'' "[It is] Omar [who] does not eat food." | ||