Chlouvānem/Syntax: Difference between revisions

* ''tū didān yašaute'' — I kept reading it.

* ''tū didān yašute'' — I keep reading it.

* ''tū didān yahiṣyaṃte'' — I will keep reading it.

The same form may be expressed with an auxiliary construction made from the infinitive plus ''mālchake'' (e.g. ''tū yahikemālchute'' "I keep reading it") or with a verb derived by means of the prefix ''mai-'' (e.g. ''tū maiteyašu'' "I keep reading it").<br/>

Conceptually, the frequentative is similar, but the situation implied is different. The iterative ''tū didān yašute'' (or equivalents) marks an effort in making the situation repeat itself, in this case the book might be boring but it keeps being read anyway, or the same section is read again and again for an "internal" reason, i.e. the speaker wants to keep reading it. On the other hand, the frequentative ''tū yāyašveyute'' merely states that the action frequently happens, typically without much effort (e.g. situations require a passage to be read multiple times). As an example, the iterative sentence above might be used by a student reading the same passage again and again while studying because it is not clear enough for them, while the frequentative would be more appropriate in describing a passage read multiple times during liturgy.