Negative simultaneity: Vb È×¾ -aame Vb.

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Negative simultaneity: Vb È×¾ -aame Vb.

The simultaneous negative is formed by adding the suffix È×¾ -aame `without' to the infinitive forming the so-called `negative adverbial participle'. It simply means `without verb-ing'; cf. § 6.522.LT has two forms, È¾§ aamal, and ÈÙ¾ aamai, which by various changes and deletions, come out the same in ST, pronounced [a '161 m

]. Used with another finite verb, the notion is `do Vb

without doing Vb

¶Ô¤½Õ¹Ô×¾ ÂÿØ»¨ saappidaame vandeen `I came without eating'
Ø½¶Ô×¾ Ð¡´ÔÿØ»¨ peesaame okkaandeen `I sat without speaking'

As these examples above, the subject of the two verbs is the the same. However, if it is not, a causal relationship is implied:

ÇÂç ÂÀÔ×¾ ¼Ô¨ Ø½ÔØÆ¨ avaru varaame, naan pooneen `Since he didn't come, I left'

In this example there are two different subjects, ÇÂç avaru and ÇÂ¨ avan; consequently, there is a cause-and-effect relationship implied: `A doing Vb resulted in B doing Vb'. When È×¾ -aame is used with two non-coreferential subjects (the two subjects are NOT identical), È×¾ -aame forms are synonymous with È»»ÆÔ×Á -aadadanaale forms. That is, the following is synonymous with the immediately previous example:

ÇÂç ÂÀÔ»»ÆÔ×Á ¼Ô¨ Ø½ÔØÆ¨ avaru varaatatanaale, naan pooneen `since he didn't come, I left'

Further discussion of È»»ÆÔ×Á -aatatanaale forms can be found in § 6.14.

Simultaneous negative plus Éç iru : durative negative.

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