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Re: North Wind and Sun in Obrenje

From:bnathyuw <bnathyuw@...>
Date:Sunday, August 18, 2002, 15:44
 --- John Cowan <jcowan@...> wrote: >
Christian Thalmann scripsit:
> > > I found the expression "the more ..., the more > ..." particularly > > difficult to translate. How do you guys do it in > your langs? Lengthy > > circumscriptions, idioms or dedicated > conjunctions? > > As X increased, Y increased in proportion. >
bac uses a suffix ( |-as|, which is the place-neutral member of the demonstrative set ). tagged onto an adjectival noun in the augmentative state ( suffix |-n| ) it can form a comparative phrase. you could do it without a verb, but as bac is very verb heavy ( even basic sentences can have several verbs per clause ) you would probably use an existential verb like |Per| ( be actual ) in there somewhere. the first item would be in a subordinate clause, the second in the main clause. bn __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com