Re: Vocab 2.5

--- Aidan Grey <grey@...> wrote:

In Kerno:

> 1. answer
>      Her answer was too short.
>      She answered at length.
Rhespondus sa demays corthes.
answered she of.much shortness

Rhespondus sa di long.
answered she of long
(di + adj = adverb)

or Rhespondus sa ar llonges.
responded she on length

> 2. silence
>      The silence was uncomfortable.
Bodeor nitendable sa, cela silencea.
was unbearable she, that.the silence

> 3. tune
>      The tune he played was beautiful.
>      He tuned his tuneable instrument.
Mabel la canció, que yowasot-la.
beautiful the tune, which played(he) it

Consonus ys la sew ynstrumenthe consoneible.
tuned he the his instrument tunable

> 4. camp
>      Their camp was nearly invisible.
>      They camped on the butte.
Bodeor am nigouisibles, il sew casteor.
was nigh invisible*, the their camp

Veckiont le sew ncastre argoer la mbriga.
made the their camp at.over the hill

* am + adj + -es isn't easily conveyed. Suffice to say
that when a Kerno speaker says "am nigouisibles", he
means "nearly invisible".

> 5. blood
>      Blood is red.
Ruz la sancoues.
red the blood

> 6. lend
>      She lends her time to anyone who asks.
Dezis le sew tempoer as cesquem precke.
gave the her time to.it any.whom asks

> 7. equal
>      We get equal pay for our work.
Per le nusteor labeor, payont-nus la zaudarea la
mezissif.
for the our work, pay-us the salary the same

> 8. determination
>      Her determination was impressive.
Fecis-me c' impresién, la sew fiscació.
did-me an impression, the her determination

> 9. anger
>      His anger was frightening.
Poneus-me do mette, la sew ira.
put-me to fear, the his anger

> 10. name
>      Their names are far too long.
De zemays longes, y sew nomen.
of of.much length, the their names

As you can see, apposition of two noun phrases does a
lot of "be" work.

Padraic.


=====
beuyont alch geont la ciay la cina
mangeiont alch geont y faues la lima;
     pe' ne m' molestyont
     que faciont
doazque y facyont in rima.

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