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the particle is followed by indeclinables, the first syllables are mostly short, the second ones mostly long. the third ones are equally distributed, and the fourth ones are generally long. Considered overall, the first syllables are mostly short, the second ones are mostly long, the third ones generally long, while the fourth ones are equally distributed between long and sort. Case ii parts of speech preceding quantity times of frequency metrical patterns
a b c d noun
short 5 3 1 2 long 0 2 4 3 uu - -
pronoun
short long
2 1
2 1
0 3
0 3
adjective
verb
short long short long short long
0 1 1 0 6 0
0 1 0 1 0 6
0 1 0 1 2 4
0 1 0 1 1 5
indeclinable
total frequency
short long
14 2
5 11
3 13
3 13
u---
We thus see that when the particles are preceded by nouns, the first syllables are invariably short, the third ones mostly long, the second ones generally short, while the fourth ones generally long. While the particles are preceded by pronouns, the first two syllables are generally short, and the last two invariably long. When preceded by some adjective. all the syllables are long. If a verb precedes the particle, the first syllable is short, and the other three long. When the particle is preceded by indeclinables, the first syllable is short and the second one long, the third syllable is generally long, while the fourth one is mostly so. Considered overall, the first syllables are mostly short, while the other three are mostly long.
In fine, it may be said that the general metrical pattern of the first half of the feet with negative particles happens to be u ---
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