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A verb is either: | A verb is either: | ||
* A single-word [[atomic verb]]. (See that article for why "young" is a verb in Toaq.) | * A single-word [[atomic verb]]. (See that article for why "young" is a verb in Toaq.) | ||
** {{t| | ** {{t|Nıo nháo da.}} "They are young." | ||
* An [[analytic verb]], consisting of more than one word: | * An [[analytic verb]], consisting of more than one word: | ||
** An '''object-incorporating verb''' ({{t|po, mea, jeı}}) followed its incorporated object [[noun phrase]], optionally terminated by {{t|ga}}. | ** An '''object-incorporating verb''' ({{t|po, mea, jeı}}) followed its incorporated object [[noun phrase]], optionally terminated by {{t|ga}}. | ||
*** {{t| | *** {{t|Mea chíeme nháo da.}} "They are among the class." | ||
** A '''name verb''' ({{t|mı, mıru}}) followed by a name [[phrase]] | ** A '''name verb''' ({{t|mı, mıru, mımo}}) followed by a name [[phrase]] ({{T|mımo}} has to be closed by {{T|ga}}) | ||
*** {{t| | *** {{t|Mı Sara nháo da.}} "They are Sara." | ||
** A '''free relative''' construction: {{t|lu … (ky)}}, where the phrase's [[resumptive pronoun]] {{t|hóa}} is the argument of the verb. | ** A '''free relative''' construction: {{t|lu … (ky)}}, where the phrase's [[resumptive pronoun]] {{t|hóa}} is the argument of the verb. | ||
*** {{t|Lủ sẻa hóa dãqleı ky nháo da.}} "They are someone who rarely rests." | *** {{t|Lủ sẻa hóa dãqleı ky nháo da.}} "They are someone who rarely rests." | ||