Editing Soddo language (section)

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{| class="wikitable"
! English
! main clause
! subordinate clause
! relative clause
! subordinate with ''-m''
|-
| I measured
| ''säffär-ki''
| ''säffär-kʷ''
| ''yä-säffär-k-i''
| ''säffär-kum''
|-
| you (m. sg.) measured
| ''säffär-ko''
| ''säffär-kä''
| ''yä-säffär-k-i''
| ''säffär-käm''
|-
| you (f. sg.) measured
| ''säffär-šin''
| ''säffär-š''
| ''yä-säffär-š-i''
| ''säffär-šəm''
|-
| he measured
| ''säffär-o''
| ''säffär-ä''
| ''yä-säffär-i''
| ''säffär-äm''
|-
| she measured
| ''säffär-ätti''
| ''säffär-ät''
| ''yä-säffär-ätt-i''
| ''säffär-ättəm''
|-
| we measured
| ''säffär-no''
| ''säffär-nä''
| ''yä-säffär-n-i''
| ''säffär-näm''
|-
| you (m. pl.) measured
| ''säffär-kəmun''
| ''säffär-kəmu''
| ''yä-säffär-kəm-i''
| ''säffär-kəmum''
|-
| you (f. pl.) measured
| ''säffär-kəman''
| ''säffär-kəma''
| ''yä-säffär-kəma-yi''
| ''säffär-kəmam''
|-
| they (m.) measured
| ''säffär-mun''
| ''säffär-m''
| ''yä-säffär-m-i''
| ''säffär-mum''
|-
| they (f.) measured
| ''säffär-man''
| ''säffär-ma''
| ''yä-säffär-ma-yi''
| ''säffär-mam''
|}

The form with suffixed ''-m'' is used in subordinate clauses to connect verbs not otherwise connected, in a way analogous to [[Japanese language|Japanese]] ''-te''; it can be translated as "and", as a [[gerund]], or as a [[resultative]].  The perfect in ''-m'' followed by ''näbbär'' forms the [[pluperfect]].

The negative perfect is formed by prefixing ''al-'', with vowel change; for the conjugations mentioned above, the resulting forms are ''al-säfärä'', ''al-täkkälä'', and ''al-č'afärä''.

Examples: ''ge aräššo'' "he built a house"; ''banätäw k'ən awänna-m bämida tonnaw'' "having put butter on the top of his head, he sat outside".