Re: Trigger language question concerning the use of "to be"

Alex J. Man wrote:

>Okay, I've been developing a language that uses a trigger system and
>have decided that there will be no "to be." State verbs,
>particularly, replace its role. Eg, He is good would be translated as
>He goods. However, I have come across the problem when addressing
>infinitives. How, exactly, would a sentence such as "To defend is to
>attack" for example be handled in this case? Both words are
>infinitives, leaving no place for a verb to exist. Is there a
>grammatical way around this problem? This is my first true conlang
>and this seems to be a big problem. Any help would be much
>appreciated.
>
You could have a way like "To defending *is like* to attack" with a verb
meaning "be-like", "be-simlilar", or "be-the-same"

You're not forced to use that idea because, anyway, I'll use it! Neither I
had a verb for that identity in my "to be-less" conlang because, in fact, I
didn't think about it. Thanks

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>this is my first post and I decided to play it safe
>and give some background info on the subject.
>
Welcome in here!

>thank you,
>
>Alman.
-Max