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*''Pið Davíð ław šun, u mul bø hapuð uras.'' = When David goes to sleep, he doesn't turn off the lights. | *''Pið Davíð ław šun, u mul bø hapuð uras.'' = When David goes to sleep, he doesn't turn off the lights. | ||
Yes-no questions are marked by a change of intonation, using the focus particle ''=nr'' | Yes-no questions are marked by a change of intonation, using the focus particle ''=nr'' after the word/phrase whose truth value is asked about, and dropping ''re'' in sentences with a nominal subject. | ||
* Davíð ław šun nr? = Is David going to bed? (Neutral) | |||
* Davíð nr ław šun? = Is it David who's going to bed? | |||
''kaht'' 'to take' is used as an auxiliary meaning 'to go ahead and VERB'. | ''kaht'' 'to take' is used as an auxiliary meaning 'to go ahead and VERB'. | ||