Central semantics

This class for word forms with unique members is a collective class for linguisitically relevant items that are in a class on their own, i.e. particles with a special function. In contrast to verbal particles, these word forms are isolated word forms.

D e s c r i p t i o n E x a m p l e s

Negation particle nicht Das habe ich nicht/unique   gesagt.

Answer particles: ja, nein, danke, bitte, doch Ja/unique  , er sagte, da"s er k"ame.

zu before infinitives (infinitive marker) sie bat ihn zu/unique   kommen er redet ohne zu/unique   "uberlegen

Special particles am, zu before adverbs and adjectives am/unique   besten, zu/unique   gro"s, er f"ahrt zu/unique   schnell