Re: Conference
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, April 18, 2001, 1:05 |
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Andreas Johansson wrote:
> If I may make a suggestion, make that sentence "I love you". For some reason
> it seems to be among very the first people learn in a new lang ...
Upáuki táiluan Assuming, of course, that you is singular. :-)
Upá -u-ki táilua -n
Love-I-NonPunct you.sing-com
Upá is part of a class of experiential verbs that take commitative for
their "objects", they denote a condition that exists between the two
participants.
Upáuki táluaz
Is another one, this would imply that the feeling may not be mutual. It
especially connotates that the experiencer has little or no control.
Upáfinki-ku
Upá -fin-ki =ku
Love-you-NonPunct=I.nom
This would imply that the experience of love is voluntary. "I choose to
love you". This one would be unlikely to be used.
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