Re: "to be" or "not to be"
| From: | Eugene Oh <un.doing@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, June 14, 2008, 4:13 |
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On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 9:59 AM, David J. Peterson <dedalvs@...>
wrote:
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> Ma tan kala.
> /I COP beautiful/
> "I am beautiful."
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> Ma lor kala.
> /I NEG.COP beautiful/
> "I am not beautiful."
>
What language is that, David? I'd like to know. (:
In other news, Korean has a verb, "opsda" (pronounced opta) in the
infinitive, that means "to not have, to not exist".
Chingu ga isseoyo.
Friend SUBJ have.POLITE
"I have friends." / "My friend is there."
Chingu ga opseoyo.
Friend SUBJ don't-have.POLITE
"I don't have friends."
Saram eun opseoyo.
People TOPIC don't-have.POLITE
"There are no people (around here)."
Eugene