Re: Tense and aspect

> I didn't know how to modify this to say "walked through". After
> rejecting declension of the object, I was ready to just use an adverb
> when it occurred to me: could it be said that "walked-through",
> "walked-into", "walked-out of", etc. are spatial aspects? In other
> words, an equivalent group to "walk", "will walk", "has walked", etc.?
> Do any natlangs/conlangs treat them similarly?
>
Gevey treats "walk" as a motive verb, and thus requires it to have a
motive preposition associated with it at all times. For example:

  The man walks through the forest
  Loife trhade vihjuu rhabgiet

  The man walks into the forest
  Loife trhade ïscuu rhabgiet

  The man walks away from the forest
  Loife trhade druu rhabgiet

  [loife-man, trhade-walks, rhabgiet-forest]

Of tangential interest, Gevey has two forms of "through": *vihd* and
*gles*. Both can be translated as "through", but vihd means
passing through an area without entering or leaving it, while gles
means  entering, passing through and exiting an area.

> JJ
>
Rik


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