tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue May 25 15:38:47 2004
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Re: action verbs vs. qualities
- From: "De'vID jonwI'" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: action verbs vs. qualities
- Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 18:38:03 -0400
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Voragh:
>>>As I read this, {-lI'} can only be used with action verbs, not qualities
>>>(a.k.a. stative verbs).
...
Voragh:
>An action has a beginning and an end point, it can be completed or
>not. Qualities are simply present or not (though they can have varying
>degrees of intensity). It's the difference between doing and being, action
>and state.
'ach tlhInganvaD pIm'a' <action>, <state> je? <state> Delbogh
wotvaD mojaq chellaH vay', vaj <action> moj. yIqel: <tujchoHlI' QuQ>.
<state> Delchu' <tuj>, 'ach <action> 'oHbej <tujchoH>'e'. taghbej:
tujpa' chaq bIr. rInbej: tujchoHta'DI' tuj. ngoQ ghajlaH: chaq
Duj vIQaw'meH QuQ vItujqu'choHmoH.
<tujchoHlI' QuQ>
"the engine is becoming hot (for some purpose)"
--
De'vID
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