Re: No plural morpheme
| From: | Eugene Oh <un.doing@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, November 25, 2007, 9:37 |
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2007/11/25, Eric Christopherson <rakko@...>:
> My favorite thing about -tachi is that,
> when attached to a name, e.g. Taroo-tachi, it means "Taroo and others
> (e.g. his family, friends, etc.)".
>
More specifically, "the people who are with or associated with Taroo
right now in at this time or in this context". (:
I must say, it is one of the most inventive uses of the plural I've
ever come across.
Eugene
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