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b) Hana ka-peu?ek lagoe kayee nyang ka tho
NEG 2y-bring-up SUR wood which IN dry
di leuen?
in front-of-house
'Why didn't you bring up the (fire)wood which
is already dry in front of the house?
Placing lagoe after a heavy NP object is also
acceptable, but there is a slight change in meaning, lag'oe
has the effect of placing the focus on the word or phrase
before it. Thus, (c) is acceptable, but it means that the
addressee brought up (into the house) some firewood, but not
the firewood which is in front of the house, whereas (b) may
mean either (c) or that the addressee did not bring up any
firewood at all.
c) Hana ka-peu?ek kayee nyang ka tho di
NEG 2y-bring-up wood which IN dry in
leuen lagoe?
front-of-house SUR
'Why didn't you bring up the (fire)wood which
is already dry in front of the house?
lagbe can also be placed after an aspect word or modal,
instead of after the verb or adjective, if the aspect word
or modal is going to be focused.