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Events can't focus on things, so this means: I press the button, and '''I'm''' focusing on the screen while doing so. | Events can't focus on things, so this means: I press the button, and '''I'm''' focusing on the screen while doing so. | ||
== Speech acts == | |||
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! Particle !! Meaning | |||
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| {{t|da}} || statement | |||
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| {{t|dâ}} || explanatory statement | |||
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| {{t|móq}} || question | |||
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| {{t|môq}} || rhetorical question | |||
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| {{t|nha}} || promise | |||
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| {{t|ba}} || wish | |||
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| {{t|ka}} || "hereby..." | |||
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| {{t|doa}} || giving permission | |||
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| {{t|ꝡo}} || warning | |||
|} | |||
Sentences can be statements, questions, promises, warnings, commands… | |||
A Toaq sentence can end with a '''speech act particle''' to indicate which it is. | |||
{{Example|Guaı jí nha.|I work [I promise]. / I'll rest.}} | |||
{{Example|Sea súq doa.|You rest [I permit it]. / Feel free to rest.}} | |||
If there's no such particle at the end of a sentence, the rule is: | |||
* If there are any question words ({{t|ma}} or {{t|tıo}} or {{t|hí}}) in the main clause, it's a question ({{t|móq}}). | |||
* Otherwise, it's a statement ({{t|da}}). | |||