Re: Verb Structure

Joseph B. wrote:
> > "Yesterday, I was able to post a message on the
> > conlang list, but I didn't."
>
> I supposed I'd start by playing with:
>
> during-yesterday existed my-ability for-the-posting of-a-message
> on-the-conlang-list contrary existed my-doing
> <temporal> <verb><past> <poss.pronoun><noun> <obl><noun> <genitive><noun>
> <locative> <negation> <verb><past> <poss.pronoun><noun>
>
Hmm, sounds like an experiment of mine years ago. The language had only the
verb "there is/was"--

There.is loving of.you by.me
There.was falling.down by.John  etc. etc.  But we still needed all those
verbal nouns, and odd noun cases, so why bother. :-(((

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