Re: Gz^rod|in (Grammar : verbs)
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, March 13, 2000, 23:14 |
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Adrian Morgan wrote:
> 'yeq' (to live) ==> 'yer^^' (to have ongoing life).
What do you mean by that second gloss?
> Now for a question. In languages with negative
> verbs, how do you say must not, can not, etc?
> I assume that adverbs are used, such as:
> I by-compulsion do-not = I must not do it
> I by-capability do-not = I can not do it
I think that regular auxilaries can be used. I must do-not = I must not
do it; I must-not do = I don't have to do it; I can do-not = I'm able to
not do it; I can-not do = I am unable to do it, I can't do it.
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