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{{Example|Níchaq bï daqsheı jí.|As for today, I'm free.}} | {{Example|Níchaq bï daqsheı jí.|As for today, I'm free.}} | ||
Here, {{t|níchaq}} is the topic, {{t|Níchaq bï}} is the '''topic phrase''', and everything after it is the '''comment'''. | Here, {{t|níchaq}} ("today") is the topic, {{t|Níchaq bï}} ("As for today") is the '''topic phrase''', and everything after it is the '''comment'''. | ||
The topic should be a [[definite]] reference, like a pronoun or a [[determiner phrase]] using {{t|ké}} or {{Done|2}}. A quantified expression using {{t|sá}} or {{t|tú}} can't be the topic, but it may be fronted | The topic should be a [[definite]] reference, like a pronoun or a [[determiner phrase]] using {{t|ké}} or {{Done|2}}. A quantified expression using {{t|sá}} or {{t|tú}} can't be the topic, but it may be fronted using {{t|nä}} (see [[cleft]]). | ||
An [[adverbial]] can maybe be a topic (TODO expand on this). | An [[adverbial]] can maybe be a topic (TODO expand on this). | ||
== See also == | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topic_and_comment Topic and comment] on Wikipedia. | |||