Re: Natural Order of Events
| From: | Chris Peters <beta_leonis@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 23:08 |
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> From: romiltz@YAHOO.COM> Just a minor nit-- I think it has more to do with _how_
> something is carried rather than the nature of the thing carried.> Indonesian
> languages (like Tagalog, I'm sure) have verbs that mean basically:> --carry
> on the back (Bahasa In. bawa, which has evolved into the basic verb for
> 'carry, bring')> --carry in one hand> --carry dangling from the fingers>
> --carry on the hip (mainly a baby, but other things too)> --carry (something
> big/heavy, embraced with both arms) in front of one> --carry on a shoulder
> pole (over 1 shoulder)>
There are multiple Japanese verbs that translate to the English "to wear", depending
on how you put on the particular item of clothing. On the head like a hat;
around the body like a coat; pull up like pants, etc.
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