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==="Thinking" in Dundulanyä=== | ==="Thinking" in Dundulanyä=== | ||
The English verb "to think" may be translated in different ways in Dundulanyä. Its meaning "to think" in the sense of imagining or communicating in one's own mind is translated by the root ''√nely-'': | The English verb "to think" may be translated in different ways in Dundulanyä. Its meaning "to think" in the sense of imagining or communicating in one's own mind is translated by the root ''√nely-'': | ||
: '' | : ''kata tho nelyah''. — I'm thinking about you. | ||
: ''nelyāpah jallah''. — I think, therefore I am. | : ''nelyāpah jallah''. — I think, therefore I am. | ||
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''√sām-'' is used also to state one's opinion about a situation (still requiring ''tati'') as well as in the construction ''(2SG) inyo'', better translated as "if I were you" (needs a subjunctive verb): | ''√sām-'' is used also to state one's opinion about a situation (still requiring ''tati'') as well as in the construction ''(2SG) inyo'', better translated as "if I were you" (needs a subjunctive verb): | ||
: ''taśive umūm tati sāmūh''. — I think it's a good idea. | : ''taśive umūm tati sāmūh''. — I think it's a good idea. | ||
: ''viṣam guntai | : ''viṣam guntai kata inyo sāmūh''. — if I were you, I'd buy the other one. (note imperfective subjunctive) | ||
: ''viṣam uguntai | : ''viṣam uguntai kata inyo sāmūh''. — if I were you, I'd have bought the other one. (perfective subjunctive here) | ||
''√nely-'', on the other hand, is used in the past to state something that was thought to be one way but turned out not to be. Also, it is used for future forecasts: | ''√nely-'', on the other hand, is used in the past to state something that was thought to be one way but turned out not to be. Also, it is used for future forecasts: | ||