en:grammar:verb_phrases
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| **Ti (xi) ingi dulse.** – You're really sweet.\\ | **Ti (xi) ingi dulse.** – You're really sweet.\\ | ||
| **Uma (xi) bai.** – The horse is white.\\ | **Uma (xi) bai.** – The horse is white.\\ | ||
| - | **Ya den laste (xi) mardi.** – Yesterday he/she was ill.\\ | + | **Ya (xi) mardi den laste .** – Yesterday he/she was ill.\\ |
| - | But it's always used before a noun or preposition: | + | Note that, if a a time expression (or another expression including a noun or a preposition) is placed after the subject, **xi** should always be used, to prevent possible confusion: |
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| + | **Ya den laste xi mardi.** – Yesterday he/she was ill.\\ | ||
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| + | **Xi** | ||
| **Ya xi baba hau.** – He's a good father.\\ | **Ya xi baba hau.** – He's a good father.\\ | ||
en/grammar/verb_phrases.txt · Last modified: 2023-02-02 12:35 by christian