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There are no prepositions in Cha, and the case system is not that extensive. Where the noun cases are not enough to express the relationship between the verb and the indirect object, adverbs are commonly used as links between the two. The range of adverbs and adverbial phrases used for this purpose is extensive:

''Pantú ria sattiti '''sati''' Tyau'' (Everyone should learn Cha; lit: Everyone should learn '''to know''' Cha)

''Hikista tyú hí Johnu'' (My name is John; lit: Call me '''saying''' John)

''Tyu pippathia ku atharti tyu ati taoruolanu ká!'' (Please give me this book! lit: I ask that you give me '''to have''' this book).

As you can see, the first part of the verb is often used as an adverb later in the sentence. This is the general practice; e.g. if ''hara'' simply means "give (away), let go", the verb ''athara'', made up from ''ati'' (to have) + ''hara'' (give) means "give to someone". The first part, ''ati'' (to have) can be repeated as a part of an adverbial phrase: ''Tyu athara ku ati katou'' (I give this to you).

Similarly, ''hia'' means "say" and ''tonthia'', composed from ''hia'' and ''tonti'' "to listen" means "tell", and you use the first part, ''tonti'', to introduce indirect objects, like ''Ku tonthita tyu tonti pantou! ''"Tell me everything!"

The same role can also be played by a noun in an indirect case, e.g. ''Tyu soremia sore kelpatuo. Tyu sorpetia sorpe tuo!'' "I am following the criminal. I am catching up with him!" (lit.: I go-behind behind of-criminal. I come-from-behind from-behind of-him!)