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===Particles=== | ===Particles=== | ||
====Focus particles==== | ====Focus particles==== | ||
*'''nï-''' (with nominals): places focus on the nominal - e.g. ንሚ ኜዴ ''<b>nïmí</b> nyédde.'' "<b>It is I</b> who walked." vs ሚን ኜዴ ''mín nyédde.'' "I walked." | *'''nï-''': | ||
**(with nominals): places focus on the nominal - e.g. ንሚ ኜዴ ''<b>nïmí</b> nyédde.'' "<b>It is I</b> who walked." vs ሚን ኜዴ ''mín nyédde.'' "I walked." | |||
**(with verbs in the indicative): places focus on the verb - e.g. ንኜዴ ''nïnyedde'' "I did walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I walked") | |||
**(with verbs in the subjunctive): "that" - e.g. ንኜዴ ''nïnyeddé'' "that I walk". Can be used for necessative (must, should) - e.g. ንኜዴ (ይል) ''nïnyeddé (yïl)'' "I must walk" (literally: "(it is) that I walk") | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||