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486 to iu noni

1. Sinf to iu noni is used to indicate that an action or state expressed in the
main clause takes place quite contrary to one's expectation from an
action or a state expressed in the subordinate clause (=Sinf to iu noni
clause).
2. lu in Sinf to iu noni in this heading does not have the original meaning
of 'say,' because it does not express a quote. But as in (la) below, there
are cases in which Sinf to iu noni expresses a quote. Compare (la) with
(Ib) which is a non-quote case.
L P<LI L
(1) a. *aaiitali3?-bah tr~,at:, Irtrmz titabat
s-
7
a
o
(I told my wife that the City Hall is closed, but she says it
isn't.)
* i
b. 3TWWal3 ~-cb>h tr\iOK, ?oF%J=A&~ 3-cbl
6 0
(Although the City Hall is closed, a lot of people are gath-
ered in front of it.)

All the Sinf to iu noni in KS and Exs can be replaced by Sinf noni without
changing the essential meaning, because both of them express the meaning
of 'although.'

Sinf to iu noni is used when something quite contrary to what is expected
from S is expressed in the main clause, so if the contrast to one's expecta-