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Something important you'll notice here is the use of "to have" where "to be" is used in other Germanic languages, this is a feature of Húsnorsk where permanent attributes use "to be" while temporary states use "to have", thus:

:'''''Ari véji sǿ''''' — ''Ari is happy'' (Ari is ''always'' happy)

:'''''Ari véji sélā''''' — ''Ari is happy'' (Ari is ''always'' happy)

:'''''Ari havi sǿ''''' — ''Ari is happy'' (Ari is happy right now)

:'''''Ari havi sélā''''' — ''Ari is happy'' (Ari is happy right now)

While "hava" can generally only take a noun, when used this way, "hava" takes an adjective just like "~~vera~~". When both an adjective and a noun can be taken, there is a semantic difference between the two, so saying '''''Ari havi sǿ''''' is "Ari is happy", but saying '''''Ari havi ~~sǿd~~''''' means she is possessing happiness, "having happiness" is roughly equivalent to saying "withholding/denying happiness".

While "hava" can generally only take a noun, when used this way, "hava" takes an adjective just like "vaja". When both an adjective and a noun can be taken, there is a semantic difference between the two, so saying '''''Ari havi sélā''''' is "Ari is happy", but saying '''''Ari havi sǿð''''' means she is possessing happiness, "having happiness" is roughly equivalent to saying "withholding/denying happiness".

This hava vs ~~véja~~ copula system is, in a way, similar to Spanish's two copulas.

This hava vs vaja copula system is, in a way, similar to Spanish's two copulas.

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 Something important you'll notice here is the use of "to have" where "to be" is used in other Germanic languages, this is a feature of Húsnorsk where permanent attributes use "to be" while temporary states use "to have", thus:
-:'''''Ari véji sǿ''''' — ''Ari is happy'' (Ari is ''always'' happy)
+:'''''Ari véji sélā''''' — ''Ari is happy'' (Ari is ''always'' happy)
-:'''''Ari havi sǿ''''' — ''Ari is happy'' (Ari is happy right now)
+:'''''Ari havi sélā''''' — ''Ari is happy'' (Ari is happy right now)
-While "hava" can generally only take a noun, when used this way, "hava" takes an adjective just like "vera". When both an adjective and a noun can be taken, there is a semantic difference between the two, so saying '''''Ari havi sǿ''''' is "Ari is happy", but saying '''''Ari havi sǿd''''' means she is possessing happiness, "having happiness" is roughly equivalent to saying "withholding/denying happiness".
+While "hava" can generally only take a noun, when used this way, "hava" takes an adjective just like "vaja". When both an adjective and a noun can be taken, there is a semantic difference between the two, so saying '''''Ari havi sélā''''' is "Ari is happy", but saying '''''Ari havi sǿð''''' means she is possessing happiness, "having happiness" is roughly equivalent to saying "withholding/denying happiness".
-This hava vs véja copula system is, in a way, similar to Spanish's two copulas.
+This hava vs vaja copula system is, in a way, similar to Spanish's two copulas.
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