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===Nominalization=== | ===Nominalization=== | ||
===Ditransitive Verbs=== | ===Ditransitive Verbs=== | ||
{{see|sub|Ditransitive verbs}} | |||
{{lg|Ditransitive Verbs}} in the umbrean language are arranged in the fashion of '''{{cyan|O<sub>1</sub>}}{{yellow|S}}{{purple|O<sub>2</sub>}}V.''' The first object is the recipient, direct object, and the second object is the theme (indirect object) and the Subject is the Donor. | |||
English Examples: "I give him a book" vs "I gave a book to him", "He asked me a question" vs "He asked a question to me" | |||
'''{{yellow|Donor}}''': The donor is the one that does verb, in case of the verb "give" it gives something. "'''{{yellow|I}}''' gave him a book" "'''{{yellow|He}}''' asked me a question." | |||
'''{{purple|Theme}}''': The theme is the object which is transferred or undergoing the verb directly, like a book in giving. "I gave him '''{{purple|a book}}'''" ""He asked me '''{{purple|a question}}'''" | |||
'''{{cyan|Recipient}}''': The recipient recieves the Theme in some manner in an indirect manner, it is common for the recipient to be said by a prepositional phrase in english. "I gave '''{{cyan|him}}''' a book" "He asked '''{{cyan|me}}''' a question". | |||
====Cases==== | |||
The donor takes on the Ergative case, Theme takes the accusative case and Recipient takes on postpositional case. | |||
==Nouns== | ==Nouns== | ||