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Verbal structure

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Expressing a subject

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Expressing a subject

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Expressing a subject

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Expressing a subject

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Mobile EU

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Phonetic varieties

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Expressing a subject

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Expressing a subject

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 ==Verbal structure==
-The reason names are that simple is that our brains are too busy with pronouns and verbs to have free CPU for gender declination, methinks :))))
+The reason names are that simple is that our brains are too busy with pronouns and verbs to have free CPU for gender/number declination, methinks :))))
 ===Expressing a subject===

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 We have a pronoum nobody else is using, the '''verbal pronoum'''. Plus... pronounized articles.
-So you can have a LOT of expressed subjects, depending on how much you want to underline things. Since we have this constant doubt about gender and the verbal pronoun is non-gendered, usually female subjects add a pronounized article. The verbal pronoun is mandatory, but forbidden in interrogative (with the exception of 2nd plural, where it's mandatory) and imperative forms.
+So you can have a LOT of expressed subjects, depending on how much you want to underline things. Since we have this constant doubt about gender/number and the verbal pronoun is non-gendered, usually female subjects add a pronounized article. The verbal pronoun is mandatory, but forbidden in interrogative (with the exception of 2nd plural, where it's mandatory) and imperative forms.
 "'''She''' does" can translate as:

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 "'''She''' does" can translate as:
 # '''Chila a la''' fa (pers. Pron/verb pron/pron.art.) very clear, much attention on the subject, not much on the action itself
-# '''Chila a''' fa (pers. Pron/verb pron) equilibrium, both subject nd action have the same relevance, gender is expressed
+# '''Chila a''' fa (pers. Pron/verb pron) equilibrium, both subject and action have the same relevance, gender is expressed
 # '''A la''' fa (verb pron/pron.art.) gender expressed, the action is more important than the subject
 # '''A''' fa (verb pron only) no gender expressed, weakly defaults to male, only dealing with the action itself.

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 "'''She''' does" can translate as:
 # '''Chila a la''' fa (pers. Pron/verb pron/pron.art.) very clear, much attention on the subject, not much on the action itself
-# '''Chila a''' fa (pers. Pron/verb pron) equilibrium, both subkect nd action have the same relevance, gender is expressed
+# '''Chila a''' fa (pers. Pron/verb pron) equilibrium, both subject nd action have the same relevance, gender is expressed
 # '''A la''' fa (verb pron/pron.art.) gender expressed, the action is more important than the subject
 # '''A''' fa (verb pron only) no gender expressed, weakly defaults to male, only dealing with the action itself.

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 Version 4) is non-gendered, and it's quite rare when the subject really is a female, although formally correct.
-Some verbs always require an euphonic pronounized article. Example: '''I''' have
+Some verbs always require an '''euphonic pronounized article'''.
+Example: '''I''' have
 *'''I l<nowiki>'</nowiki>'''heu

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 All EU (pron like in french) can exist only in tonic position. When they loose this position they become O.
-To die
+Example: To die
+*Mi i meuiro -> present indicative
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-Mi i meuiro -> present indicative
+*Mi i moirerìa -> present conditional
-Mi i moirerìa -> present conditional

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 ===Phonetic varieties===
+====Equivalent forms====
 Many verbs can be rendered in equivalent forms.
 Example: I have
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 We all mix them, depending on ''what sounds better'', I cannot give a rule for choosing one or another and I'm not aware of any particular meaning in choosing one form or the other.
+====Mobile EU====
+All EU (pron like in french) can exist only in tonic position. When they loose this position they become O.
+To die
+----
+Mi i meuiro -> present indicative
+Mi i moirerìa -> present conditional