gje

Radestrian

Etymology

Inherited fromProto-Radic *ɣe, fromProto-Hirdic *ghe, fromProto-Laenkean *g(ʱ)e/o(j)-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛ/, /j/, /ɛ/
• Rhymes: -, -ɛ ⁽²⁰⁰⁾

Particle

gje

1. focalising particle

   Ú ran hovend gjei devúl.
   Hovend gjei ran devúl.

   I’ve (even) made you cake.

   Lirșu nraos gjeș kad dișe!

   Your sister(’s the one that) did this!

2. relativising particle

   u lyejþs, vâst gjei vare

   the person (that) I saw

   a hovens, vara gjeș er loráleva hâle

   the cake that was on the table

3. forms indirect questions

   Sjelge, bist gjen devúl.

   I know what you’ve done.

4. yes, response to closed questions

   Antonym: hjeat

   — Gjøn hredeșeí dymyet?
   — Gjei.

   — Do you speak Radestrian?
   — Yes(, I do).

Usage notes

• This particle adopts all personal agreement from the clause verb, leaving the verb in its impersonal form.
  • The impersonal form of vat in the indicative non-past is ∅, unless emphatic.

Inflection

Inflection of gje
person		singular	plural
first	inclusive	gjei	gjes
	exclusive		gjete
second	humble	gjen
	neutral	gjen	gje
third		gjeș

See also

• gjø