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== Formation of Prepositional Verbs == | == Formation of Prepositional Verbs == | ||
Like in Germanic languages, the preposition comes first, then the verb infinitive. The new prepositional verb adopts the conjugation paradigm (-va, -nés, or irregular) | Like in Germanic languages, the preposition comes first, then the verb infinitive. The new prepositional verb adopts the conjugation paradigm (-va, -nés, or irregular) based on the verb used. | ||
=== Examples === | === Examples === | ||
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past-over.drive.I the bridge (I drove over the bridge) | past-over.drive.I the bridge (I drove over the bridge) | ||
If the verb + preposition phrase would occur at the end of the sentence, then the use of a prepositional verb is '''obligatory'''. | |||
=== Examples === | |||
'''Íl sen-otadonek.''' | |||
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he past-up.give (He gave up). | |||
'''Èl sen-pargróþ.''' | |||
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she past-by.go (She went by). | |||