Re: Aorist

Eric Christopherson <raccoon@...> wrote:

>>vagiath yl si  'I have eaten' <- *'Eaten by-me there-is'
>>  vagiis ei si  'I am eating' (focus on progressive aspect)
>>                 <- *'Eating I there-is'
>
>That's an interesting way to express those, using there-is plus a participle.

I don't know where I got it from. :) Just made it up on
the spot. But it looks nice to me.

>>Aorist:
>>           avage 'I used to eat', 'I ate'
>
>I'm not sure if 'used to' would work for an aorist, since aorist is a
>punctual action.
Yes, my mistake. I got confused. I've now tidied things up:
present and past will both be progressive or habitual, while
aorist will be punctual in the past. Then I'll see what to
do with the participial phrases in each case.


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