Re: Saalangal stuff
| From: | Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, December 9, 2001, 0:57 |
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Mersoradang ku Roger:
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>Is this Saalangal? Is -sorad- based on sulat (Ml. surat)?
Yes, very keen eye, Roger :)
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>Would you really have to? IIRC Tagalog could probably have 1. sumulat
>(topic marker) Barry 2. sinulat (obl. marker) Barry and maybe 3.
>nominalized-sulat (genitive marker) Barry.
Well, the patient trigger could be used, but it would be thought that the
topic (the patient) is being omitted. Generally it's not done unless the
topic is clearly known:
Gesoradang ga Roger...
PAT.write.past obl.trig Roger
vs.
Gesoradang ga Roger sun di cin email
PAT.write.past obl.trig Roger in trig his email