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III. SUBORDINATE-Clauses. 
The rule is precisely the same as in ?^7io;?i- clauses. Thus : — 
It is for that reason that I strike, if a]a aii AtjlaAf fin buAilini. 
thou strikest, "biiAibf [°teAf cu]. 
he strikes, "buAiLeAf fe. 
we strike, 'btiAibmi'o. 
you strike, "biiAilci. 
they strike, buAitit) fiAt). 
In all the above examples the construction is lucid and 
harmonious; neither a, nor X)o, nor noc is necessary or allow- 
able. 
IV. PREPOSITIONAL-RELATIVE Clauses. 
By these I mean the cases in which we have to use the 
oblique relative pronoun, is x\- [causing ecli]pse in the pr^s^y^^j 
under the government of some preposition ; e. gr. :— 
What is (the reason) for which I strike, cf eAX) f'A mbuAitim. 
thou strikest, mbtiAiteAnn ru. 
he strikes, •mbuAiLeAnn fe. 
we strike, •mbtiAi'Limi''o. 
you strike, tnbuAi'Lci'. 
they strike, mbuAibit) fiA-o. 
"What is the thing about which I treat, cf eAt) ah m'-o a|\ a "ouf acuaiiti. 
thou treatest, tDCf AccAiin cu. 
he treats, "OUf AccAiin fe. 
we treat, -ocpAcuArnAOiT). 
you treat, "ocf accuaoi . 
they treat, 'ocf acuai-o fiAt). 
Future Tense. 
Mutatis mutandis, the same regulations hold : — 
I. 
The man who will strike. An f eA]A buAitf eAf . 
The men who will strike, nA fi|\ buAilfeAf . 
II. 
The man [the men] whom I shall strike, An feAjx [nA fi]A] btiAibfeAt). 
thou wilt strike, buAitfif . 
he will strike, buAitfCAf fe. 
we shall strike, buAiLfimi'o. 
you will strike, buAibp. 
they will strike, buAiifit) fiAX>. 
