Re: Senyecan Verb Idiom I

Steg Belsky wrote:
> On Jan 10, 2005, at 9:13 PM, caeruleancentaur wrote:
>
>> In your various conlangs how do you express the concepts:
>> 1. to have just
>> and
>> 2. to be about to
>> If you answer, please include a literal English translation.  Thanks.
>> Charlie
>> http://wiki.frath.net/User:Caeruleancentaur

In Calénnawn, this is done as follows:

The perfective is _or .. -vra_:

   Bóbo or fésnivra.
   Bobo has eaten.

Combined with tense _ši_ (immediate past):

   Bóbo órši fésnivra.
   Bobo has just eaten.

Incoative is done with _or .. -day_:

   Bóbo or fésniday.
   Bobo is going to eat.

Combined with tense _gre_ (immediate future):

   Bóbo órgre fésnivra.
   Bobo is about to eat.

Additionally we have aspects used if the situation doesn't agree with
the expectations of the listener:

   Bóbo hépla fésnivra.
   Bobo has already stopped eating.

   Bóbo hépla fésniday.
   Bobo has not yet started eating.


René

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