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Re: DawI' - ghetwI'

David Trimboli ([email protected])

• From: David Trimboli <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: DawI' - ghetwI'
• Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:38:55 -0500
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Doq wrote:
> I've seen people use the term {DawI'} for "actor". Comparing it now to  
> {ghetwI'}, it seems like the latter would be a better term.  {DawI'}
> might work better as "impersonator", or "wanna-be". For one thing,  
> {ghet} doesn't seem to need a direct object quite as much as {Da}, and  
> when {ghet} takes one, I'd expect it to be {'e'} more often than not.  
> {Da} would need a person or job or group identifiable by their  
> behavior as direct object.

There are two things you mustn't forget. First, a verb may have no 
object and the no-object prefix, and be considered to be acting on 
"things in general." {Da} "he behaves as things in general." Second, a 
verb with {-wI'} doesn't seem to act on an object anyway, so nothing is 
missing.

Besides, {Da} "behave as, act in the manner of" even has "act" in its 
English definition! To me, {DawI'} seems to be closer to "actor" than 
{ghetwI'}.

SuStel
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