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==Postposition==  
==Postposition==  
1. '''ša''' - without, apart from, except
*1. '''ša''' - without, apart from, except
:'''vísu tąta̋’ ša e-vı̋da:'''
:'''vísu tąta̋’ ša e-vı̋da:'''
:Everyone but Father left.
:Everyone but Father left.
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==Adverb==
==Adverb==
2. '''átu''' - merely, only,  just
*2. '''átu''' - merely, only,  just
:'''átu tı̋r ṭumre̋nos taᵹde̋mom do e̋sa:'''
:'''átu tı̋r ṭumre̋nos taᵹde̋mom do e̋sa:'''
:It is but three miles to the inn.
:It is but three miles to the inn.
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==Conjunction==
==Conjunction==
3. '''ši''' - except (for), excluding
*3. '''ši''' - except (for), excluding
:'''ne̋xa őpa mús o ši vı̋du e-vűla:'''
:'''ne̋xa őpa mús o ši vı̋du e-vűla:'''
:I had no choice but to leave.
:I had no choice but to leave.
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4.'''þǫ́si''' - on the contrary, but rather (< '''þǫ̋sa''', ''t.v.'' oppose, face)
*4.'''þǫ́si''' - on the contrary, but rather (< '''þǫ̋sa''', ''t.v.'' oppose, face)
:'''mu ᵹa̋va ne þǫ́si pę̋da:'''
:'''mu ᵹa̋va ne þǫ́si pę̋da:'''
:I am not rich, but poor.
:I am not rich, but poor.
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5. '''ésti''' - however, although, nevertheless
*5. '''ésti''' - however, although, nevertheless
:'''nu lábu ƶę̋ru ésti gőbu vűa:'''
:'''nu lábu ƶę̋ru ésti gőbu vűa:'''
:She is very old but she is beautiful.
:She is very old but she is beautiful.
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6. '''ši''' - except that (with subjunctive)
*6. '''ši''' - except that (with subjunctive)
:'''mu ṅe̋gu fę̋a ši de̋gaþ' űto:'''
:'''mu ṅe̋gu fę̋a ši de̋gaþ' űto:'''
:I cannot help but feel offended.
:I cannot help but feel offended.
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7. ''' ši''' - without it being the case that, unless that
*7. ''' ši''' - without it being the case that, unless that
:'''sų̋ɱa nexum ši že̋la:'''
:'''sų̋ɱa nexum ši že̋la:'''
:It never rains but it pours.
:It never rains but it pours.

Revision as of 11:53, 3 July 2015

Postposition

  • 1. ša - without, apart from, except
vísu tąta̋’ ša e-vı̋da:
Everyone but Father left.
vís-u tąt-a̋-’ ša e=vı̋d-a
everyone-NOM.SG father-STA.SG-ELIS but PST=leave-IND

Adverb

  • 2. átu - merely, only, just
átu tı̋r ṭumre̋nos taᵹde̋mom do e̋sa:
It is but three miles to the inn.
átu tı̋r ṭum-re̋n-os taᵹ-de̋m-om do e̋s-a
but three thousand-step-NOM.PL travel-house-MOT.SG to be-IND

Conjunction

  • 3. ši - except (for), excluding
ne̋xa őpa mús o ši vı̋du e-vűla:
I had no choice but to leave.
ne̋x-a őp-a m-ús o ši vı̋d-u e=vűl-a
no-NOM.SG choice-NOM.SG 1-STA.SG to but leave-SUP PST=leave-IND
  • 4.þǫ́si - on the contrary, but rather (< þǫ̋sa, t.v. oppose, face)
mu ᵹa̋va ne þǫ́si pę̋da:
I am not rich, but poor.
m-u ᵹa̋v-a ne þǫ́si pę̋d-a
1-NOM.SG be.rich-IND not but be.poor-IND
  • 5. ésti - however, although, nevertheless
nu lábu ƶę̋ru ésti gőbu vűa:
She is very old but she is beautiful.
n-u lábu ƶę̋r-u ésti gőb-u a
3-NOM.SG very old-NOM.SG but beautiful-NOM.SG be-IND
  • 6. ši - except that (with subjunctive)
mu ṅe̋gu fę̋a ši de̋gaþ' űto:
I cannot help but feel offended.
m-u ṅe̋g-u fę̋-a ši de̋g-a-þ-' űt-o
1-NOM.SG help-SUP be.unable-IND but offend-IND-PPTCP-ELIS feel-SBJV
  • 7. ši - without it being the case that, unless that
sų̋ɱa nexum ši že̋la:
It never rains but it pours.
sų̋ɱ-a nexum ši že̋l-a
rain-I-ND never but pour-IND