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He believed (unfoundedly or insincerely) that the monks had great treasure. | He believed (unfoundedly or insincerely) that the monks had great treasure. | ||
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Subordinate clauses and reported speech
Subordinate Clauses
These are introduced by the conjunction ū "such that". For example,
iðuzhang ya rik ū nellodahing yi
| iðuzh | a | ng | ya | rik | ū | nello | dah | i | ng | yi |
| see | 1p | pt | 1p | man | "such that" | worthy | be | 3p | pt | 3p |
I saw the man who was worthy.
Reported speech etc
This is expressed with a topic-comment structure, the topic being marked with the segunak ku.
tamiting yi mallsheuroshtkur, wiþingar yir zaldep mœza
| tamit | i | ng | yi | mall | sheur | osht | ku | r | wiþ | ing | ar | yi | r | zaldep | mœza | |
| "believe unfoundedly" | 3p | pt | 3p | holy | seclude | pp | about | pl | have | 3p | pt | pl | 3p | pl | treasure | great |
He believed (unfoundedly or insincerely) that the monks had great treasure.
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