6.1.1.2 Existential sentence |
Within the simple sentence, there are a few irregular verbs indicating existence and these verbs are not inflected for number, gender and person. |
6.1.1.2.1 Absolute existence |
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toga uu |
‘There is god’ |
god - exists |
6.1.1.2.2 Locational existence |
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ba:vili ni:ru uu |
‘Water (is there) in the well’ |
well (Loc.) - water - exist |
ka:ili pa:Ru uu |
‘Eagle (is there) in the forest’ |
forest (Loc.) - eagle - exist |
6.1.1.2.3 Temporal existence |
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na:e satyamangala:tti |
‘Tomorrow (there is a) devotional song (programme) in Sathyamanga-lam’ |
tomorrow - Satyamangalam(Loc.) |
toga pa:u uu |
devotional - song - exist |
Within the simple sentnece framework, a dative subject type sentence is also found. This dative subject sentence is used in the following senses. |
6.1.1.2.4 Possession |
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nanukku ku:re irekkadu |
‘I have house’ |
me (Dat.)- house-have |
6.1.1.2.5 Possession of quality |
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pa:mpukke visa uu |
‘Snake has poison’ |
snake (Dat.) - poison - there |
6.1.1.3 Possessive sentence |
Possessive relationship between the subject and the direct object is exhibited through this sentence. |
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avä nanna mü:ga |
‘He (is) my son’ |
he- my - son |
adu niya ku:re |
‘That (is) your house’ |
that - your - house |