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(Created page with "In Toaq, negation is expressed with {{t|bu}}, which can come before tenses, aspects, or verbs. == Scope == The scope interactions with quantifiers can be surprising. Remember that quantifiers "float up" to the top of the clause, above {{t|bu}}. If we want to say "not all those who wander are lost", we might accidentally say: {{Example|Bu tıeqbıao tú neqkoı.<br>= Tú neqkoı nä, bu tıeqbıao néqkoı.|Each wanderer is non-lost. 😱}} To get the rig...") |
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If we want to say "not all those who wander are lost", we might accidentally say: | If we want to say "not all those who wander are lost", we might accidentally say: | ||
{{Example|Bu tıeqbıao tú neqkoı.<br>= Tú neqkoı nä, bu tıeqbıao néqkoı.|Each wanderer is non-lost. 😱}} | {{Example|<ruby>Bu<rt>not</rt></ruby> <ruby>tıeqbıao<rt>lost</rt></ruby> <ruby>tú<rt>each</rt></ruby> <ruby>neqkoı<rt>wanderer</rt></ruby>.<br>= Tú neqkoı nä, bu tıeqbıao néqkoı.|Each wanderer is non-lost. 😱}} | ||
To get the right meaning, we have to instead say | To get the right meaning, we have to instead say | ||
{{Example|Bu tıeqbıao sá neqkoı.|Some wanderers are non-lost.}} | {{Example|Bu tıeqbıao sá neqkoı.|Some wanderers are non-lost.}} | ||