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vowel of the new verb is the first vowel of the new word. That new verb can be inflected like any other verb. | vowel of the new verb is the first vowel of the new word. That new verb can be inflected like any other verb. | ||
fosh ipeg ofoos<br /> | ''fosh ipeg ofoos''<br /> | ||
he/she hit cow-OBJ<br /> | he/she hit cow-OBJ<br /> | ||
"He hits a cow" | "He hits a cow" | ||
fosh ofoosipeg<br /> | ''fosh ofoosipeg''<br /> | ||
he/she cow-OBJ-hit<br /> | he/she cow-OBJ-hit<br /> | ||
"He hits a cow (literally cow-hits)" | "He hits a cow (literally cow-hits)" | ||
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object is what is being affected. For intransitive verbs, the new verb is transitive in that it takes an object. | object is what is being affected. For intransitive verbs, the new verb is transitive in that it takes an object. | ||
leed awaen<br /> | ''leed awaen''<br /> | ||
I hide<br /> | I hide<br /> | ||
"I hide" | "I hide" | ||
fosh ootawnawaen ileed<br /> | ''fosh ootawnawaen ileed''<br /> | ||
he/she cause-hide I-OBJ<br /> | he/she cause-hide I-OBJ<br /> | ||
"He hides me" (he make-hides me). | "He hides me" (he make-hides me). | ||
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"He causes me to hide" (lit "He causes the hiding of me"). | "He causes me to hide" (lit "He causes the hiding of me"). | ||
Reflexives and reciprocals | ====Reflexives and reciprocals==== | ||
Sometimes the subject is doing something to itself. Or a number of subjects are doing something to each other. | Sometimes the subject is doing something to itself. Or a number of subjects are doing something to each other. | ||
These are reflexives and reciprocals. These use special object words. | These are reflexives and reciprocals. These use special object words. | ||
Reflexive - oo | Reflexive - ''oo''<br /> | ||
Reciprocal - oone | Reciprocal - ''oone'' | ||
leed okhair oo<br /> | ''leed okhair oo''<br /> | ||
I hit REF<br /> | I hit REF<br /> | ||
"I hit myself" | "I hit myself" | ||
fo okhair oo<br /> | ''fo okhair oo''<br /> | ||
they hit REF<br /> | they hit REF<br /> | ||
"They hit themselves" | "They hit themselves" | ||
fo okhair oone<br /> | ''fo okhair oone''<br /> | ||
they hit REC<br /> | they hit REC<br /> | ||
"They hit each other" | "They hit each other" | ||
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Brooding, you explicitly have to make the intransitive verb a transitive one: | Brooding, you explicitly have to make the intransitive verb a transitive one: | ||
leed ootawnawaen oo<br /> | ''leed ootawnawaen oo''<br /> | ||
I cause-hide REF<br /> | I cause-hide REF<br /> | ||
"I hide myself" ("I cause-hide myself") | "I hide myself" ("I cause-hide myself") | ||
Passive voice | ===Passive voice=== | ||
In English, we can de-emphasize the object (or omit it entirely) through the use of a passive voice, such as "The | In English, we can de-emphasize the object (or omit it entirely) through the use of a passive voice, such as "The | ||
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Active: | Active: | ||
leed agen ofoos ga<br /> | ''leed agen ofoos ga''<br /> | ||
I see cow-OBJ that<br /> | I see cow-OBJ that<br /> | ||
"I see that cow" | "I see that cow" | ||
Passive: | Passive: | ||
ofoos ga agen<br /> | ''ofoos ga agen''<br /> | ||
cow-OBJ that see<br /> | cow-OBJ that see<br /> | ||
"That cow is seen" | "That cow is seen" | ||
ofoos ga agen ite leed<br /> | ''ofoos ga agen ite leed''<br /> | ||
cow-OBJ that see by I<br /> | cow-OBJ that see by I<br /> | ||
"That cow is seen by me" | "That cow is seen by me" |