tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jan 07 19:58:31 1999
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Re: Noun suffixes, type 5
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: Re: Noun suffixes, type 5
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 22:57:19 EST
In a message dated 1/7/1999 7:55:32 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< These are fine uses. I think that "extracting" wood from a tree
is not different. The sword, food and wood were in their
containers and it was removed from that container. What is your
point? >>
My point is: In other languages I know, "made of" is not the same word as
"extracting a thing from a container, sheath, holster."
Particularly, in Mandarin we have a specific verb for "made from." It is "zuo
(4)". "Create" is "zao (4)". "Take out" or "extract" is "ba (2)". "Take out
of a refrigerator or similar container" is "na (2)".
peHruS