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::'''<u>K'uucho o</u> domo ruuk'inatan''' — ''"<u>the warrior</u> attacked the human"'' | ::'''<u>K'uucho o</u> domo ruuk'inatan''' — ''"<u>the warrior</u> attacked the human"'' | ||
:::*K'uucho is followed by ''o'' because it's the warrior that caused the attack on the human. Domo gets no mark. | :::*K'uucho is followed by ''o'' because it's the warrior that caused the attack on the human. Domo, the recipient in the sentence, gets no mark. | ||
::'''<u>K'uucho</u> mejayatan''' — ''"<u>the warrior</u> is ready"'' | ::'''<u>K'uucho</u> mejayatan''' — ''"<u>the warrior</u> is ready"'' | ||
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!Ergative | !Ergative | ||
| o | | o | ||
| Used after a noun to mark it as the subject of a transitive verb (a verb | | Used after a noun to mark it as the subject of a transitive verb (a verb that accepts an object). | ||
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!Illative | !Illative | ||
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::* ''Ne bekkhajo riin o maamaro gha.'' — This creature is what we seek. (translated directly "This creature what we seek") | ::* ''Ne bekkhajo riin o maamaro gha.'' — This creature is what we seek. (translated directly "This creature what we seek") | ||
However, Sangheili does | However, Sangheili does have a locative copula, <u>ts'aha</u> (to be at): | ||
::* ''Maamaro gha ogha ni <u>ts'aha</u>''. — "What we seek <u>is</u> close." | ::* ''Maamaro gha ogha ni <u>ts'aha</u>''. — "What we seek <u>is</u> close." | ||