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# '''That she apologized''' doesn't change anything. | # '''That she apologized''' doesn't change anything. | ||
In Toaq, a simple content clause is made using {{ | In Toaq, a simple content clause is made using {{T|ꝡä}} or {{T|mö}}. | ||
Placing {{ | Placing {{T|ꝡä}} before a verb starts a content clause, which lasts until all slots of a verb are filled, whereas using {{mö}} starts a content clause that lasts until the end of the sentence | ||
{{Example| | {{Example|Zaı jí {{green|<u>ꝡä bu ruqshua</u>}} râo níchaq da.|Today, I hope {{green|that it won't rain}}.}} | ||
{{Example| | {{Example|Zaı jí {{green|<u>mö bu ruqshua râo níchaq</u>}} da.|I hope {{green|that it won't rain today}}.}} | ||
{{Example|Ca {{green|<u>ꝡä sheokuq nháo</u>}} sía suao da.|{{green|That she apologized [END]}} causes nothing important.}} | |||
{{Example|Ca <u>{{red|mö sheokuq nháo}} sía suao</u> da.|''({{red|Grammatically incorrect}}, as the content clause never ends)''}} | |||
A content clause can also | A content clause can also contain a [[prenex]]: | ||
{{Example| | {{Example|Zaı jí {{green|ꝡä pátı bï, bu ruqshua}} da.|I hope {{green|that as for the party, it doesn't rain}}.}} | ||
== Properties == | == Properties == | ||
'''[[Property|Properties]]''' are expressed in Toaq | '''[[Property|Properties]]''' are expressed in Toaq with {{t|lä}}. | ||
These correspond roughly to "non-finite" clauses in English that lack a subject, formed using "to" or "-ing": | These correspond roughly to "non-finite" clauses in English that lack a subject, formed using "to" or "-ing": | ||
{{Example| | {{Example|Sue nháo mí Ana {{green|lä soa já nháo}} da.|He asked Ana {{green|<u>to help</u> him}}.}} | ||
{{Example| | {{Example|Rıu jí {{green|lä guaı tî núokua já}} da.|I resume {{green|<u>working</u> in the bedroom}}.}} | ||
{{Example| | {{Example|Kuaı jí {{green|lä maı sá poq já}} da.|I desire {{green|<u>to be loved</u> by someone}}.}} | ||
See the [[property|'''main article''']] for more information. | See the [[property|'''main article''']] for more information. |
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