Trivalent Verb Agreement (NOR-NORI-NORK)

NOR-NORI-NORK Aditz Jokoa

About this concept

The most complex auxiliary paradigm: verbs agreeing with subject, direct object, and indirect object simultaneously. The auxiliary 'diot/dizut/diegu' encodes three arguments at once.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~55 cards at level C1.

Examples

Nik zuri liburua eman dizut.I have given the book to you.

Hark niri gutunak bidali dizkit.He/She has sent letters to me.

Guk haiei egia esan diegu.We have told them the truth.

Zuek niri laguntza eskaini didazue.You (pl.) have offered help to me.

Prerequisite

Dative CaseA2

Concepts that build on this

Causative ConstructionsC1

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