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Add some more detail to the modifier reference
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MadcapJake committed Dec 29, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -40,6 +40,24 @@ the modifier particles above or a noun particle) is seen as applying meaning to
the *entire* noun or verb phrase instead of only being applicable to the
immediately preceding head phrase.

This particle is also useful for ending a determiner-led phrase before a nucleus
can be added thus making the determiner phrase headless which means that the
determiner is instead interpreted pronomically.

:::caution Verb Immunity

Verbs cannot be preceded by a collapsing head particle directly. This is because
the collapsing head particle does not change the semantics of that syntactic
position. It simply closes the prior elements as a new nucleus and then the
syntactic context of the following word is as a modifier of that newly collapsed
nucleus.

If you need to describe the newly formed nucleus with a verb, you must use one
of particles that converts a verb to a noun or modifier derivation.

:::


## From...

Converting from the other content types into modifiers.
Expand All @@ -51,15 +69,21 @@ to the noun (acting as a modifer) or shares some recognizable quality with the
noun. Like the affix "-like" in English. One way of making a modifier out of a
noun is to provide it as a word immediately following <HisyeoWord is="fın"/>.
This has the effect of meaning "[noun]-like thing" in English. You can use it
following any head noun or existing modifier chain.
following any head noun or existing modifier chain (within a genitive phrase).

That said, nouns often don't need any added particle, but when the noun is
action-oriented, it can be useful to use the abstract noun particle (<HisyeoWord is="kon"/>) or
the modifier particles above. This helps differentiate the attributed thing from
being attributed directly to the action itself compared to things that are used
*for* an action or are more tangentially related.


### Verbs

A verb cannot act as a modifier, it must be preceded by either a modifier or a
noun particle. The verb and particle combined act as one word of the base
modifier type. You can use it following any head noun or existing modifier
chain.
A verb cannot act as a modifier, it must be preceded by either one of the
modifier particles above or a [noun particle](nouns#verbs). The verb and particle combined act
as one word of the base modifier type. You can use it following any head noun or
existing modifier chain.


## Relative Clauses
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