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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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| ''fosh'' || ''ipeg'' || ''ofoos'' | | ''fosh'' || ''ipeg'' || ''ofoos'' | ||
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| he/she || hit || cow-OBJ | | he/she || hit || cow-OBJ | ||
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|colspan="3"|'He hits a cow.' | |||
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|} | |} | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| | |+ | ||
| ''fosh'' || ''ofoosipeg'' | | ''fosh'' || ''ofoosipeg'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| he/she || cow-OBJ-hit | | he/she || cow-OBJ-hit | ||
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|colspan="2"|'He hits a cow.' (Literally: "He cow-hits.") | |||
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|} | |} | ||
This is a productive procedure in Brooding - you can do it with any sentence with a single word object. However, it is more likely to be used when incorporating the object gives a distinct meaning. By using an incorporated object, the verb would indicate a specific idiomatic meaning, or a connotation to the action that would be specific to that combination of verb and object. An example from English would be 'cow-tipping', which has a more specific meaning. Or it would contrast to a verb like 'waiter-tipping' (the two having very different meanings). | This is a productive procedure in Brooding - you can do it with any sentence with a single word object. However, it is more likely to be used when incorporating the object gives a distinct meaning. By using an incorporated object, the verb would indicate a specific idiomatic meaning, or a connotation to the action that would be specific to that combination of verb and object. An example from English would be 'cow-tipping', which has a more specific meaning. Or it would contrast to a verb like 'waiter-tipping' (the two having very different meanings). | ||