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'''Infinitive''' is a class 15 noun - e.g. ጔደ ''gwedä'' "to walk, go" (stem: ''-edä''). | '''Infinitive''' is a class 15 noun - e.g. ጔደ ''gwedä'' "to walk, go" (stem: ''-edä''). | ||
'''Agent''' nouns are class 1/2 - e.g. ሜደ ''medä'' "person who walks" (pl: ዌደ ''wedä''); ሜዝ ''mez'' "companion" (pl: ዌዝ ''wez''). | '''Agent''' nouns are class 1/2 - e.g. <!--ሜደ ''medä'' "person who walks" (pl: ዌደ ''wedä'');--> ሜዝ ''mez'' "person who walks; companion" (pl: ዌዝ ''wez''). | ||
'''Passive''' is formed with the suffix ''-wa'' - e.g. *ጔዷ ''gwedwa'' "to be walked/gone" (doesn't make sense, but you get the idea). | '''Passive''' is formed with the suffix ''-wa'' - e.g. *ጔዷ ''gwedwa'' "to be walked/gone" (doesn't make sense, but you get the idea). | ||
'''Negation''' is accomplished with the circumfix ''kä-t'' in main clauses and the prefix ''kä-'' in subordinate clauses. | |||
''Interrogatives'' are formed with the suffix ''-t''. | |||
===Subordinate clauses=== | |||
====Relative clauses==== | |||
Relativizing particle: ''a-'' (attaches to following word) | |||
Relativizing particle may take subject concord prefixes to agree with noun being modified, but this is optional. It combines as ''-ä-''. | |||
The relativizing particle is also used with nouns for possession. | |||
Like most modifiers, relative clauses precede the noun they modify. | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||