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- Indicates the means, cause and instrument of causation of the action: Vogh gulth gusloghe nivh merthito – He drowns with water. | - Indicates the means, cause and instrument of causation of the action: Vogh gulth gusloghe nivh merthito – He drowns with water. | ||
=== To Be === | ==== To Be ==== | ||
The Gallifreyan verb To Be promises to be a headache for English speakers. For starters, there are 2 forms of To Be, pretty much like in Spanish, and secondly, both of them are optional verbs. | The Gallifreyan verb To Be promises to be a headache for English speakers. For starters, there are 2 forms of To Be, pretty much like in Spanish, and secondly, both of them are optional verbs. | ||
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Olvs'hekgonn and jekkçamp aren't common verbs in Skegletorahh'gallã. Sometimes even, it's not necessary to add them to the sentence at all. | Olvs'hekgonn and jekkçamp aren't common verbs in Skegletorahh'gallã. Sometimes even, it's not necessary to add them to the sentence at all. | ||
e.g. The table is outside → Unsobriyi'epreog. | e.g. The table is outside → Unsobriyi'epreog. | ||
In this example whether you add jekkçamp or not is irrelevant because the listener will understand that the table is outside. Same thing happens with the Indicative Possession, where the suffixes 'heç and 'ehç replace olvs'hekgonn altogether. One could even dare to say both To Be are just used to indicate emphasis. | In this example whether you add jekkçamp or not is irrelevant because the listener will understand that the table is outside. Same thing happens with the Indicative Possession, where the suffixes 'heç and 'ehç replace olvs'hekgonn altogether. One could even dare to say both To Be are just used to indicate emphasis. | ||
=== Participle === | === Participle === | ||