View source for Senjecas - ever-forever

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==Pronunciation table==
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!p
!b
!f
!v
!m̃
!m
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!t
!d
!þ
!ð
!ɫ
!l
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!ṡ
!ż
!s
!z
!r
!n
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!k
!g
!x
![[Wikipedia:Gha|ƣ]]
!h
![[Wikipedia:Yogh|ȝ]]
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!š
!s̨
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!i
!e
!a
![[Wikipedia:Ogonek#Similar diacritics|ǫ]]
!o
!u
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!ĭ
!ĕ
!ŭ
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|/p/
|/b/
|/ɸ/
|/β/
|/m̥/
|/m/
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|/t/
|/d/
|/θ/
|/ð/
|/l̥/
|/l/
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|/ʦ/
|/ʣ/
|/s/
|/z/
|/ɾ̥/
|/n/
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|/k/
|/g/
|/ç/
|/ʝ/
|/j̊/
|/j/
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|/sʷ/
|/sʲ/
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|/i/
|/e/
|/ä/
|/ɒ/
|/o/
|/u/
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|/ɪ/
|/ɛ/
|/ʊ/
|}


==Glossing abbreviations==
{|class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:left; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|1s/p = 1st person singular/plural
|ABL = [[Wikipedia:Ablative case|ablative suffix]]
|COL = [[Wikipedia:Collective noun|collective]]
|EQU = equative degree
|INS = instrument
|PRF = perfect
|SUP = [[Wikipedia:Supine|supine]]
|-
|2s/p = 2nd person singular/plural
|ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective)
|CONV = conversive
|F = feminine
|INT = intensive prefix
|PRV = [[Wikipedia:Privative|privative prefix]]
|TRZ = transitivizer
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|3 = 3rd person
|ADV = adverb
|DES = [[Wikipedia:Desiderative mood|desiderative]]
|FRQ = [[Wikipedia:Frequentative|frequentative]]
|LAT = [[Wikipedia:Lative case|lative suffix]]
|PST = past
|VOC = vocative particle
|-
|A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)
|AG = [[Wikipedia:Agent (grammar)|agent]]
|DIM = diminutive
|FUT = future
|LOC = [[Wikipedia:Locative case|locative suffix]]
|Q = [[Wikipedia:Interrogative word|interrogative particle]]
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|-
|G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)
|AP = agent (active) participle
|ELIS = [[Wikipedia:Elision|elision]]
|IMP = imperative
|M = masculine
|QUOT = direct quotation
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|-
|N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)
|AUG = augmentative
|ELT = [[Wikipedia:Elative case|elative]]
|INC = [[Wikipedia:Inchoative aspect|inchoative]]
|OCC = occupation suffix
|RPR = recent perfective
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|-
|V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)
|CAUS = [[Wikipedia:Causative|causative]]
|EP = [[Wikipedia:Epenthesis#As a grammatical rule|epenthesis]]
|IND = indicative
|PP = patient (past) participle
|SBJ = subjunctive
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|}


==Ever==
*'''1.''' always - '''visánu'''
*It was ever thus.
*'''ítu vísum e-e̋sa:'''
:{|
!ítu||visánu||e-e̋s-a
|-
|thus||always||PST=be-IND
|}


*'''2.''' at any time - '''k̬enánu'''
*If Dad ever finds out, we're in trouble.
*'''m̃us gaasa̋s éna u-vűűa—ébi ta̋a̋þka k̬enánu deese̋ȝa:'''
:{|
!m̃-us||gaas-a̋s||éna||u=vűű-a||ébi||ta̋a̋þ-k-a||k̬enánu||dees-e̋ȝa
|-
|1p-N||trouble-G.s||in||FUT=be-IND||if||father-DIM-N.s||ever||find.out-SBJ
|}


*'''3.''' in any way - '''k̬enálu'''
*How can I ever get there in time?
*'''mu k̬enálu keesa̋s éna tórþim xálu tőpu ma̋ƣa:'''
:{|
!m-u||k̬énalu||kees-a̋s||éna||tór=þim||xálu||tőp-u||ma̋ƣ-a
|-
|1s-N||ever||time-G.s||in||there=LAT||how||arrive-SUP||be.able-IND
|}


*'''4.''' intensifier - '''kísu'''
*Was I ever glad to see you!
*'''mu kísu tum na̋ku e-ra̋a̋da:'''
:{|
!m-u||kísu||t-um||na̋k-u||e=ra̋a̋d-a
|-
|1s-N||ever||2s-A||see-SUP||PST=be.glad-IND
|}


==Forever==
*'''5.''' for all time - '''visánu'''
*I shall love you forever.
*'''mu vísum tum u-m̃e̋na:'''
:{|
!m-u||visánu||t-um||u=m̃e̋n-a
|-
|1s-N||forever||2s-A||FUT= love-IND
|}


*'''6.''' for a very long time - '''dóm̃u'''
*My friend and I had to wait forever to get inside.
*'''mu-vı̋luk̬e muk̬e tı̋ru tááda dóm̃u me̋nu e-ke̋la:'''
:{|
!mu=vı̋l-u=k̬e||m-u=k̬e||tı̋r-u||tááda||dóm̃u||me̋n-u||e=ke̋l-a
|-
|my=friend-N.s=and||1s-N=and||enter-SUP||in.order.to||forever||wait-SUP||PST-had.to-IND
|}


*'''7.''' constantly, frequently - '''séérvi'''
*His wife is forever nagging him.
*'''eȝu-kőzu séérvi éȝum m̃őda:'''
:{|
!eȝu=kőz-u||séér=vi||éȝ-um||m̃őd-a
|-
|his-wife-N.s||continuous=ADV||h3-A.s||nag-IND
|}