On 9/26/07, René Uittenbogaard <ruittenb@...> wrote:
> 2007/9/26, Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>:
> >
> > I tend to think of agere (whose participle "actum" is where we get the
> > English "act") as the "wildcard" verb, since the appropriate
> > translation varies wildly depending on the object...
>
> Do many languages have a "wildcard" verb? I was struck by the Swahili
> usage of _kupiga_ (to hit) in many idioms like e.g. _kupiga picha_ (to
> take a picture) and _kupiga simu_ (to call by phone).
I don't know how many. Perhaps japanese suru qualifies?
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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>