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| | У ворот была армия | At the gates there was an army | Ash khoth kuzâ hûmumir((An army was at the gates)) | | | У ворот была армия | At the gates there was an army | Ash khoth kuzâ hûmumir((An army was at the gates)) | | ||
| | У ворот имелась армия | At the gates had self an army | Dakbrus ash khoth hûmumir((We have an army at the gates)) | | | У ворот имелась армия | At the gates had self an army | Dakbrus ash khoth hûmumir((We have an army at the gates)) | | ||
| - | | Воротам была дана армия (для охраны)((can be treated as regular clause in passive voice)) | To the gates was given an army (for guarding) | Ash khoth kuzâ throgaga | + | | Воротам была дана армия (для охраны)((can be treated as regular clause in passive voice)) | To the gates was given an army (for guarding) | Ash khoth throgâkuzâ |
| | ::: | ::: | Throguzâ ash khoth hûmumûr ((using impersonal sentence, literally: Gave an army for the gates)) | | ::: | ::: | Throguzâ ash khoth hûmumûr ((using impersonal sentence, literally: Gave an army for the gates)) | ||
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| ===== Other dialects ===== | ===== Other dialects ===== | ||
| - | Existential clauses also absent | + | Existential clauses also present |
| ^ David Salo's Black Speech ^ English ^ Nûrlâm ^ | ^ David Salo's Black Speech ^ English ^ Nûrlâm ^ | ||
| | Gû kîbum kelkum-ishi, | | Gû kîbum kelkum-ishi, | ||
| Other dialects copy English grammar in such clauses. | Other dialects copy English grammar in such clauses. | ||