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Re: Some help with Latin

From:René Uittenbogaard <ruittenb@...>
Date:Wednesday, September 26, 2007, 15:49
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). René

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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>