Editing Grammatical particle (section)

== Afrikaans ==
Some commonly used particles in [[Afrikaans]] include:
* {{lang|af|nie}}<sub>2</sub>: Afrikaans has a [[Double negative#Other Germanic languages|double negation system]], as in:
{{interlinear|lang=af|indent=3|Sy is nie<sub>1</sub> moeg nie<sub>2</sub>|She is not tired '''PTCL.NEG'''|'She is not tired'}}
:: The first {{lang|af|nie}}<sub>1</sub> is analysed as an adverb, while the second {{lang|af|nie}}<sub>2</sub> as a negation particle.
* {{lang|af|te}}: Infinitive verbs are preceded by the [[complementiser]] {{lang|af|om}} and the infinitival particle {{lang|af|te}}, e.g.
{{interlinear|lang=af|indent=3|Jy moet onthou om te eet|You must remember {{gcl|COMP|complementiser}} '''PTCL.INF''' eat|'You must remember to eat'}}
* {{lang|af|se}} or {{lang|af|van}}: Both {{lang|af|se}} and {{lang|af|van}} are [[genitive]] particles, e.g.
{{interlinear|lang=af|indent=3|Peter se boek|Peter '''PTCL.GEN''' book|'Peter's book'}}
{{interlinear|lang=af|indent=3|die boek van Peter|the book '''PTCL.GEN''' Peter|'Peter's book'}}
* {{lang|af|so}} and {{lang|af|soos}}: These two particles are found in constructions like
{{interlinear|lang=af|indent=3|abbreviations=CMPR:compare|so groot soos 'n huis|'''PTCL.CMPR''' big '''PTCL.CMPR''' a house|'as big as a house'}}