jē sōta ñe

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jē sōta ñe

This means “instead of” or “in place of”. It consists of the versatile preposition plus a defective noun related to the stem –sōþ– (seen in jasōþa “place”) plus the comparative ñe.

Sentence #42:
ñi sāen rā jatarūna jawēha jēwāri anhāri tō tema jakīña ien ñi jahēŋŋūn jakewōra jē sōta ñe ñi sāen rā jāllōhen;
He went to the waters of the mirage lakes, for he wished to quench his thirst rather than go to the feast.