The wiki has recently been updated. Please contact me by talk page or email if you encounter any issues.

Seuna relative clauses: Difference between revisions

From FrathWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 3: Line 3:
SVO  ....... or VSO when the S is indefinite.
SVO  ....... or VSO when the S is indefinite.


The dog that bit the man. => dog TA bit man"S".
=="ta" in its different forms==
The man whom the dog bit. => man TAS dog bit.
 
The man whom a dog bit. => man TAS bit dog.
===ta===
 
The dog that bit the man. => dog '''ta''' bit man'''-s'''
 
The dog that bit a man. => dog '''ta''' bit man
 
===tas===
 
The man whom the dog bit. => man '''tas''' dog bit.
 
The man whom a dog bit. => man '''tas''' bit dog.
 
===ta'u===


The endtag '''u''' corresponds to English "by".
The endtag '''u''' corresponds to English "by".


The hand that I hit with => hand '''ta'u''' I hit
The hand that I hit with => hand '''ta'u''' I hit
===tayo===


The endtag '''yo''' corresponds to English "to" or "upto". It is used exactly as in English to indicate the receiver of a gift.
The endtag '''yo''' corresponds to English "to" or "upto". It is used exactly as in English to indicate the receiver of a gift.


The family that we gave the dog to => family '''tayo''' we gave the dog
The family that we gave the dog to => family '''tayo''' we gave the dog
===tafi===


The endtag '''fi''' corresponds to English "at".
The endtag '''fi''' corresponds to English "at".


The hurdle at which I fell => hurdle '''taf''' I fell.
The hurdle at which I fell => hurdle '''taf''' I fell.
===tage===


The endtag '''ge''' corresponds to English "'s" or "of".
The endtag '''ge''' corresponds to English "'s" or "of".


The man whose dog I killed => man '''tage''' dog I killed
The man whose dog I killed => man '''tage''' dog I killed
===tale===


The endtag '''le''' corresponds to English "from".
The endtag '''le''' corresponds to English "from".


The place that we come from => place '''tale''' we come
The place that we come from => place '''tale''' we come
===tawa===


The endtag '''wa''' corresponds to English "towards". Also to English "about" as in "I think about you".
The endtag '''wa''' corresponds to English "towards". Also to English "about" as in "I think about you".


The person who we are all thinking about => person '''tawa''' we are all thinking.
The person who we are all thinking about => person '''tawa''' we are all thinking.
===taho===


The endtag '''ho''' corresponds to English "with".
The endtag '''ho''' corresponds to English "with".


The woman that you went to market with => woman '''taho''' you went to market
The woman that you went to market with => woman '''taho''' you went to market
==Index==
{{Seuna index}}

Revision as of 20:49, 21 August 2008

The relative clause marker is ta. This corresponds to "that" or "who" in English.

SVO ....... or VSO when the S is indefinite.

"ta" in its different forms

ta

The dog that bit the man. => dog ta bit man-s

The dog that bit a man. => dog ta bit man

tas

The man whom the dog bit. => man tas dog bit.

The man whom a dog bit. => man tas bit dog.

ta'u

The endtag u corresponds to English "by".

The hand that I hit with => hand ta'u I hit

tayo

The endtag yo corresponds to English "to" or "upto". It is used exactly as in English to indicate the receiver of a gift.

The family that we gave the dog to => family tayo we gave the dog

tafi

The endtag fi corresponds to English "at".

The hurdle at which I fell => hurdle taf I fell.

tage

The endtag ge corresponds to English "'s" or "of".

The man whose dog I killed => man tage dog I killed

tale

The endtag le corresponds to English "from".

The place that we come from => place tale we come

tawa

The endtag wa corresponds to English "towards". Also to English "about" as in "I think about you".

The person who we are all thinking about => person tawa we are all thinking.

taho

The endtag ho corresponds to English "with".

The woman that you went to market with => woman taho you went to market

Index

  1. Introduction to Seuna
  2. Seuna : Chapter 1
  3. Seuna word shape
  4. The script of Seuna
  5. Seuna sentence structure
  6. Seuna pronouns
  7. Seuna nouns
  8. Seuna verbs (1)
  9. Seuna adjectives
  10. Seuna demonstratives
  11. Seuna verbs (2)
  12. Asking a question in Seuna
  13. Seuna relative clauses
  14. Seuna verbs (3)
  15. Methods for deriving words in Seuna
  16. List of all Seuna derivational affixes
  17. Numbers in Seuna
  18. Naming people in Seuna
  19. The Seuna calendar
  20. Seuna units
Retrieved from "http://www.frathwiki.com/index.php?title=Seuna_relative_clauses&oldid=36219"