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Re: multiple verb suffixes

...Paul ([email protected])

• From: "...Paul" <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: multiple verb suffixes
• Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 08:54:14 -0800 (PST)
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On Tue, 16 Mar 2004, Scott Willis wrote:
> > {vIchennISchoHmoH} - is there only one interpretation, or a bunch based on
> > context?
>
> A bunch, based on context. As the translator, it is your job to look at the
> context and determine how best to express the *idea* behind the sentence,
> how to phrase it properly in the target language. }}: )

One can go through the variations:

I need to start causing it to form.
I need to cause it to start to form.
I am starting to need to cause it to form.
I am starting to cause it to need to form.
I am causing it to start needing to form.
I am causing it to need to start to form.

Take your pick.  :)

...Paul

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