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===Serial verbs=== | ===Serial verbs=== | ||
Brooding allows verbs to be put in immediate sequence with each other in a construct called a serial verb. This is | Brooding allows verbs to be put in immediate sequence with each other in a construct called a serial verb. This is usually to describe a series of actions that are closely associated, especially in quick succession. | ||
usually to describe a series of actions that are closely associated, especially in quick succession. | |||
For example: | For example: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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| ''leed'' || ''aagen'' || ''oodit'' || ''awaen'' | | ''[[Contionary:leed|leed]]'' || ''[[Contionary:aagen|aagen]]'' || ''[[Contionary:oodit|oodit]]'' || ''[[Contionary:awaen|awaen]]'' | ||
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| I || see-PAST || run || hide | | I || see-PAST || run || hide | ||
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In this case, the verbs ‘see’, ‘run’, and ‘hide’ are all in sequence and act as a single constituent. Note that only the first verb (''aagen'') is marked in the past - the rest of the verbs are just listed in their basic form. Also note that this isn’t a long compound verb. The words are pronounced separately, but as the same phrase. | In this case, the verbs ‘see’, ‘run’, and ‘hide’ are all in sequence and act as a single constituent. Note that only the first verb (''[[Contionary:aagen|aagen]]'') is marked in the past - the rest of the verbs are just listed in their basic form. Also note that this isn’t a long compound verb. The words are pronounced separately, but as the same phrase. | ||
===Object Incorporation=== | ===Object Incorporation=== | ||