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Fault
Because names what made the outcome happen. It does not say anyone did wrong. When you mean it was their fault, change the ending on the because pole. -m is the plain cause. -l says the reason broke a rule: someone did wrong. -r says it was one cause among others.
| Ageben | Use | English | Cue |
|---|---|---|---|
thahul | the reason broke a norm | it's their fault / to blame | -l ≈ locked on a broken rule |
thahum | the reason made it happen; no fault claimed | because | -m ≈ the ordinary case |
thahur | the reason is one share among others | partly because / played a part | -r ≈ one wall of several holding it up |
zazozon vudurul thahul blarl zalazun vezuyol.z-Azozon | v-departure | [th-because.fault | bl-that-clause] | z-Alazun | v-tell
"Azozon left because Alazun spoke, and Alazun was wrong to."
zazozon vudurul thahum blarl zalazun vezuyol.z-Azozon | v-departure | [th-because | bl-that-clause] | z-Alazun | v-tell
"Azozon left because Alazun spoke." (no one is to blame)
zazozon vudurul thahur blerulal.z-Azozon | v-departure | [th-because.share | bl-rain]
"The rain is part of why Azozon left."
The rule from because matters most here: the act goes in the bl- word, not the person (thahul blarl zalazun vezuyol Alazun's speaking is to blame, never thahul blalazun). So fault lands on what someone did, which leaves room for Alazun did a wrong thing without Alazun is bad. A thing or circumstance (blerulal) is fine there, because there is no person to blame.
Fault is still a claim. You can hedge it with MAY right before the pole (thomam thahul blarl …).
Practice
Short drills for Beginner. Try each item before opening Show answer.
Setting: a bike rack
Review:
| English | Ageben |
|---|---|
| Azozon | azozon |
| Alazun | alazun |
| because | thahum |
| rain | erulal |
| departure | vudurul |
| sit | vehohel |
| pour | vowuvul |
| tell | vezuyol |
| run | veruvol |
English → Ageben
1. Alazun ran because Azozon poured, and Azozon was wrong to.
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zalazun veruvol thahul blarl zazozon vowuvul.
z-Alazun | v-run | [th-because.fault | bl-that-clause] | z-Azozon | v-pour
2. Azozon left because Alazun spoke. (no one is to blame)
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zazozon vudurul thahum blarl zalazun vezuyol.
z-Azozon | v-departure | [th-because | bl-that-clause] | z-Alazun | v-tell
3. The rain is part of why Azozon left.
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zazozon vudurul thahur blerulal.
z-Azozon | v-departure | [th-because.share | bl-rain]
Ageben → English
1. zazozon vudurul thahul blarl zalazun vezuyol.
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z-Azozon | v-departure | [th-because.fault | bl-that-clause] | z-Alazun | v-tell
Azozon left because Alazun spoke, and Alazun was wrong to.
2. zazozon vudurul thahur blerulal.
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z-Azozon | v-departure | [th-because.share | bl-rain]
The rain is part of why Azozon left.
3. zazozon vehohel thahum blarl zalazun vowuvul.
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z-Azozon | v-sit | [th-because | bl-that-clause] | z-Alazun | v-pour
Azozon sits because Alazun pours. (no one is to blame)
Pick one
1. Azozon sits because Alazun pours. (no one is to blame) zazozon vehohel thahum blarl zalazun vowuvul. or zazozon vehohel thahul blarl zalazun vowuvul.
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zazozon vehohel thahum blarl zalazun vowuvul.
z-Azozon | v-sit | [th-because | bl-that-clause] | z-Alazun | v-pour
-m is the plain cause; -l would say the pouring broke a rule.
Fix it
1. Azozon left because Alazun spoke, and Alazun was wrong to. zazozon vudurul thahul balazun.
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zazozon vudurul thahul blarl zalazun vezuyol.
z-Azozon | v-departure | [th-because.fault | bl-that-clause] | z-Alazun | v-tell
Fault names the act after blarl, not the person.