"more of C-14...(im)personal nouns, etc"
From: | Rodlox <rodlox@...> |
Date: | Friday, October 15, 2004, 7:36 |
yet more interlinear. :)
Question/Statement Distinctions.
mne sqot vsah 'ehuu.
question, sun eat fish.
Did a fish eat the sun?
sine sqot vsah 'ehuu.
emphatic-question, sun eat fish.
*Did* a fish eat the sun?
sane sqot vsah 'ehuu.
emphatic-statement, sun eat fish.
A fish *did* eat the sun!
vune sqot vsah 'ehuu.
sarcasm, sun eat fish.
A *fish* are the *sun* [, riiiight].
qene sqot vsah 'ehuu.
idle question, sun eat fish.
Did a fish eat the sun?
[this form is used with rhetorical and nearly-rhetorical questions, as well
as for "breaking the ice" and to relieve the tedium when extremely bored].
Earlier, we covered Impersonal Nouns. Now, for Personal Nouns.
The difference is primarily that, with Impersonal Nouns, they tend to be
isolating; while Personal Nouns link to their action.
vsah'fe 'ehuu.
ate-I fish.
I ate the fish.
vsah'ew 'ehuu.
are-you fish.
veden'ew 'ehuu.
chase-you fish.
you chase fish.
veden'Ahab 'ehuu qwo.
chase-Ahab fish not.
Ahab chases not a fish.
basen veden'Ahab 'ehuu qwo.
identifier, chase-Ahab; fish not.
The thing Ahab chases is not a fish.
basen 'ehuu qwo, veden'Ahab.
identifier, fish not; chase-Ahab.
(1) what Ahab chases is *not a fish*.
(2) *no fish* (is what/does) Ahab chase.
'ehuu basen qwo, veden'Ahab.
fish, identifier not; chase-Ahab.
(1) *not* a fish is what Ahab chases.
(2) what Ahab chases is *not* a fish.
vedenew basenfe.
chase-you, identifier-I.
You chase *me*.
vedenfe basenew.
chase-I, identifier-you.
I chase *you*.
vedenfe basenfe.
chase-I, identifier-I.
I chase myself!
vegenfe basenfe.
find-I, identifier-I.
I find myself
vegenfe basenfe'dö; desé'fe.
find-I, identifier-I, responsibility; not-doing [of previously-mentioned
item]--I.
I responsible for finding me, I not do so.
I'm responsible for finding myself, I don't find myself.
vegenfe basenfe'dö; qon deséfe.
find-I, identifier-I, responsibility; ensuring, not-occuring--I.
I responsible for finding me, I ensure [that] that not occur.
"I'm in charge of finding myself, and I make sure it never
appens." -Methos, in the 'Highlander' episode 'Methos'.
basenfe dö'fe.
identifier-I, responsibility-I.
I [am] responsible [for] me!
I'm responsible for myself!
basenfe dö'ew.
identifier-I, responsibility-you.
You're responsible for me!
basenew dö'fe.
identifier-you, responsibility-I.
I'm responsible for you!