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Verbs, adjectives and nouns in English all lexically correspond to verbs in Toaq. For example, the equivalent of English "apple" is '''shamu''' (to be an apple). English "large" is '''sao''' (to be large). | Verbs, adjectives and nouns in English all lexically correspond to verbs in Toaq. For example, the equivalent of English "apple" is '''shamu''' (to be an apple). English "large" is '''sao''' (to be large). | ||
When a verb is used as an argument, it means something that'd qualify for its first slot. In other terms '''shamu''' (to be an apple) becomes something that is an apple, '''shámu''' (the apple). | When a verb is used as an argument, it means something that'd qualify for its first slot. In other terms, '''shamu''' (to be an apple) becomes something that is an apple, '''shámu''' (the apple). | ||
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Here are some examples: | ''ló'' is the same as just making the argument rising tone. Here are some examples: | ||
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