Re: Some help with Latin

2007/9/26, Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>:
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> 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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