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How to form relative clauses in Bashraso
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1. Dany quotes
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3. The little prince
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1. Comparation
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6. Participles
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8. Polar questions
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9. Question words
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10. Reflexivity
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11. Relative clauses
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Relative clauses usually follow the head of the sentence with the pronoun being retained. This leads to the personal pronouns showing up more often as relative pronouns than as actual personal pronouns because they are usually dropped in that function (unless for emphasis).Examples:
I) man [he sleeps alone] doesn't hear me
galala mye megamamaz qazam twat thibalim
man.NOM 3SgenI.NOM genI.alone.ADV sleep.3SgenI 1S.ACC NEG.hear.3SgenI
man, he sleeps alone, doesn't hear me
The man who sleeps alone doesn't hear me.
II) house [I sleep in it] is round
aiwas yomyaal qazawa yodhu mwarom
house.NOM 3SgenIII.LOC sleep.1S genIII.round be.3SgenIII
house, in it I sleep, round is
The house that I sleep in is round.
III) woman [her sisters sing beautiful songs] loves your dog
Mabama myem tlisaisi miisaamiz zilika zilemisi dim qoirat malim.
woman.NOM 3SgenI.POSS sister.P.NOM genIV.beautiful song.ACC.Pl sing.3PgenI 2P.POSS dog.ACC love.3SgenI
woman, her sisters sing beautiful songs, loves your dog
The woman whose sisters sing beautiful songs loves your dog. ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article
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