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{{t|mîu {{green|ja dẻo}} môıjoe déo}} = {{green|▯ ({{t|déo}}), a child,}} opines that {{t|déo}} is smart.<br>= "for children to find themselves smart." | {{t|mîu {{green|ja dẻo}} môıjoe déo}} = {{green|▯ ({{t|déo}}), a child,}} opines that {{t|déo}} is smart.<br>= "for children to find themselves smart." | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
== Nested clause gotcha == | |||
One may approach expressing a property like ''I don't know whether ▯ likes conlangs'' like this: | |||
<blockquote> | |||
<nowiki>*</nowiki>{{t|bû dủa jí {{red|mâ hẻ chỏ ja baq fỉeqzu}}}} | |||
</blockquote> | |||
Sadly this is incorrect! The {{t|ja}} associates with the nested clause marked in red instead. In situations like these, one is forced to instead say | |||
<blockquote> | |||
{{t|lâ ja pỏq bı bủ dủa jí mâ hẻ chỏ póq baq fỉeqzu}}. | |||
</blockquote> | |||
Note tha this approach is ''never wrong'' – it’s never incorrect to move a {{t|ja}} into a topic phrase, and doing so reduces cognitive load on both speaker and listener. | |||
== Serial verbs == | == Serial verbs == | ||