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Note that some locations are often expressed with the last one anyway, especially if they're idiomatic — a notable example being ''yųljavyī ūtime/ūmirte'' "standing/sitting in the kitchen", as ''yųljavyāh'' originally meant "fire for [cooking] food" and while it later was extended to "kitchen" the location is still expressed as such ("in the kitchen" = "near the fire"). | Note that some locations are often expressed with the last one anyway, especially if they're idiomatic — a notable example being ''yųljavyī ūtime/ūmirte'' "standing/sitting in the kitchen", as ''yųljavyāh'' originally meant "fire for [cooking] food" and while it later was extended to "kitchen" the location is still expressed as such ("in the kitchen" = "near the fire"). | ||
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Along with positional verbs, ''motion verbs'' (sg. ''duldaradhūs'', pl. '' | Along with positional verbs, ''motion verbs'' (sg. ''duldaradhūs'', pl. ''duldaradhaus'') are another complex but essential part of Chlouvānem grammar. Motion verbs can be ''monodirectional'' (''tūtugirdaradhūs'', ''-aus'') or ''multidirectional'' (''tailьgirdaradhūs'', ''-aus''), and all verbs come in pairs, each member of a pair being used in different contexts.<br/> | ||
Historically, most of the multidirectional verbs (except the "suppletive" ''peithake'', ''pūrṣake'', and ''dulde'') have been derived as iterative forms of the original Proto-Lahob verbs (continued by the monodirectionals), as in PLB *mudʱ- → ''mudh''- vs. *máw-re-dʱ- → ''mordh''-. | Historically, most of the multidirectional verbs (except the "suppletive" ''peithake'', ''pūrṣake'', and ''dulde'') have been derived as iterative forms of the original Proto-Lahob verbs (continued by the monodirectionals), as in PLB *mudʱ- → ''mudh''- vs. *máw-re-dʱ- → ''mordh''-. | ||