Editing D'ni grammar (section)

== Prepositions ==

{| class="wikitable"
| '''be'''–
| to
|-
| '''te'''–
| in / of / with / by
|-
| '''se'''–
| at / towards
|-
| '''khe'''–
| for<ref>{{cite web|url=http://linguists.bahro.com/domahreh/grammar/chapter2/behnkheh.html|title=Two Forms of 'for'|website=A First Survey of the Facts for Writing D'ni|access-date=September 6, 2020|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20050506165808/http://linguists.bahro.com/domahreh/grammar/chapter2/behnkheh.html|archive-date=May 6, 2005}}</ref>
|-
| '''fe'''–
| on
|-
| '''me'''–
| from / (made) of
|-
| '''ne'''–
| around
|-
| '''ah'''
| (marks object)
|-
| '''ben'''
| for (duration or equal exchange)
|}

The '''e''' is often substituted with an apostrophe, or omitted altogether in front of an article, with which prepositions often combine, e.g. '''be–''' → '''b'–''' ; '''be+re–''' → '''bre–''' . This usually doesn't happen with '''me–''' and '''ne–''' . With lists, prepositions are repeated: ''treshokhootahn trechoortahntee gahtrekortee'' "with the instructor, the students and the books".


Examples:
: {{dni-text|.|ken|-en||ahnoets||te}}[[Tetsonot]]
: "It's humid <u>in</u> Tetsonot"

: {{dni-text|.|ben||yahr|-tee||sen}}
: "<u>for</u> 3 days";

: {{dni-text|.|chev||ah||shem||ben||re-|kor}}
: "I thank you <u>for</u> the book"

: {{dni-text|.|ken|-en||gor||khe-|zoo||b'-|glo}}
: "it's time <u>for</u> me to begin"

: {{dni-text|.|ne|re-|dovah}}
: "<u>around</u> the world"

: {{dni-text|.|me|D'nee||b-|re-|tahleeo}}
: "<u>From</u> D'ni <u>to</u> the surface"


The precise usage of ''ah'' is uncertain; from the sources, the following rules can be inferred<ref>{{cite web|url=http://linguists.bahro.com/domahreh/grammar/chapter2/objective.html|title=The Objective Particle|website=A First Survey of the Facts for Writing D'ni|access-date=September 6, 2020|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20050506165848/http://linguists.bahro.com/domahreh/grammar/chapter2/objective.html|archive-date=May 6, 2005}}</ref>:

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 80%;"
! style="width: 50%;" | Use '''ah'''
! style="width: 50%;" | Do not use '''ah'''
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | in independent and dependent clauses, regardless of the verb form;<br />
when the relationship between the verb and its object involves a physical encounter;<br />
when a usually intransitive verb takes a direct object;<br />
when a pronominal direct object is present to receive the address.
| style="vertical-align:top;" | when the nature of the relationship between the verb and its object is more abstract;<br />
when ''ril'' negates the semantic value of the verb;<br />
when the direct object is pronominal (i.e. either an objective pronoun or a noun with a possessive suffix) and not present to receive the address.
|}


Examples:
: {{dni-text|.|tahg|-em|-ah||b'-|zoo||ah||re-|kor}}
: "give me the book!" [physical encounter]

: {{dni-text|.|ril||glahs|-em|-ah||re-|ahno}}
: "don't drink the water"  [negation]