Re: weekly vocab
From: | Dennis Paul Himes <himes@...> |
Date: | Monday, April 8, 2002, 1:23 |
Earlier today I wrote:
>
> > 4. to conquer
>
> "conquering" is roughly:
>
> zep matsnau zmou
>
> zep r. who/which (temporary)
> mat p. possessing, having, controlling
> sna at. sentient
> u n. something (general placeholder)
> zmo p. becoming
>
> literally: "becoming something which controls someone"
This is not quite right. It's missing a noun. It should be "zep
matsnau u zmou." Although, come to think of it, a simple "matsnau zmou"
would also work.
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