Re: time distinctions
| From: | Irina Rempt <ira@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, August 27, 2000, 15:18 |
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On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> But on this note... I wonder if it's actually possible to have a language
> *without* imperatives? I'm working on verbs in my conlang right now, and
> I'm thinking of possibly throwing out imperatives. Anybody here knows if
> any conlang or natlang that doesn't have an imperative, and how they form
> imperative statements without them?
Well, there's no formal distinction in Valdyan between the plain
second person present (singular or plural) and the imperative:
le mostay - you (s) come (here), come (here)!
le mostaye - you (p) come (here), come (here)!
Irina
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Varsinen an laynynay, saraz no arlet rastynay.
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