Re: Help!

Barry Garcia <Barry_Garcia@...> wrote:
>=20
>  He can watch you play. - El beral birar to dezar.
> (Lit: He_ is able_ to watch_ you_ to play)
>=20
> The problem was, i didn't know if i should conjugate 'play' or just lea=
ve
> it as an infinitve. In my mind i feel leaving it as the infinitive is
> right. I am having touble articulating this, so I am not sure if all th=
is
> is clear or not.  But how would you all handle that short sentence?
In Drasel=E9q:

        Tembader    madn=E1i.
        have_fun.2s ABL.see.3s
        'You have fun, he can see (it).'

So the verb is conjugated. This order can be reversed, but for verbs
of (nonvolitional) perception the object tends to go before the verb.
Now, you can also say:

        Matr=E9i      tembadnel  giadn.
        ABL.look.3s having_fun 2s.ACC
        'He can look at you having fun.'

since the verb is volitional.

I don't think Drasel=E9q has many instances of verb + infinitive. They
don't fit the spirit of the language and I've been weeding them out.
But your own language can go whatever way. What about a special form
of the verb, like Japanese -te form? (could someone explain it BTW?
I'm just guessing...)


--Pablo Flores
  http://draseleq.conlang.org/pablo-david/