Re: Senyecan Verb Idiom I

--- Muke Tever <hotblack@...> wrote:

> caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...> wrote:
> > In your various conlangs how do you express the
> concepts:
> > 1. to have just
> > and
> > 2. to be about to
In High Silindion "to have just"  is expressed by the
perfective of the verb "niello" plus anterior gerund:

aniksisi liu pessisë "I have just eaten"
(literally: I have come having eaten)

a-niK-si-si        liu   peT-isë
AUG-come-PAST-1s   PERF  eat-ANT.GER

In Low Silindion, "to have just" is expressed by the
perfective of the verb "fatiello" plus the accusative
of the nominal gerund:

ahwateisi liu pentán
(literally: I have done eating)

a-fat-ë-si      liu   peT-ná-n
AUG-do-PAST-1s  PERF  eat-GER-ACC

In both High and Low Silindion, the verb "filiello"
plus the infinitive may be used to express "to be
about to"

filisi pessiello
(literally: I come to eat)

fil-i-si     peT-iello
come-PRS-1s  eat-INF.

~ Elliott






		
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