Verse:Mwail/Old Gloob: Difference between revisions
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====Across clauses==== | ====Across clauses==== | ||
====Content questions==== | ====Content questions==== | ||
The fourth person object suffix is used on the verb, not the third person, when the interrogative word is the direct object. | The fourth person object suffix is used on the verb, not the third person, when the interrogative word is the direct object. | ||
{{Gloss|phrase = Jé henesan{{blue|ú}}?|IPA=/jéꜜ hènesanuꜜ/|morphemes = jé ⟨he⟩nesa⟨n⟩-{{blue|u}} |gloss = who ⟨PAST.PERF⟩kill⟨PAST.PERF.3SG.M.NOM⟩-{{blue|3SG.M.OBJ}} |translation = Who killed him?}} | |||
{{Gloss|phrase = Jé henesan{{blue|thú}}?|IPA=/jéꜜ hènesanθuꜜ/|morphemes = jé ⟨he⟩nesa⟨n⟩-{{blue|thu}} |gloss = who ⟨PAST.PERF⟩kill⟨PAST.PERF.3SG.M.NOM⟩-{{blue|4SG.M.OBJ}} |translation = Whom did he kill?/Who is it he killed?}} | |||
====Possessives==== | ====Possessives==== | ||
If an absolute possessed noun has a possessor who is the subject of the clause it is in, the third person is used. All other possessors of the same gender and number are in the fourth person. | If an absolute possessed noun has a possessor who is the subject of the clause it is in, the third person is used. All other possessors of the same gender and number are in the fourth person. | ||