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# '''Stage-level''' predicates are true only of their argument in their current temporal stage. A {{t|báq}} argument to such a predicate is reduced to its {{t|sá}} equivalent: "cats are playing" means "some cats are playing". | # '''Stage-level''' predicates are true only of their argument in their current temporal stage. A {{t|báq}} argument to such a predicate is reduced to its {{t|sá}} equivalent: "cats are playing" means "some cats are playing". | ||
(These classes originated in linguistics to describe the apparent variety in meanings an indefinite noun phrase like "cats" can take on in different sentences. So in a sense, an easy way to think about {{t|báq | (These classes originated in linguistics to describe the apparent variety in meanings an indefinite noun phrase like "cats" can take on in different sentences. So in a sense, an easy way to think about {{t|báq kato}} is to treat it the way you'd treat an indefinite noun phrase like "cats" in English.) | ||
== The typical… == | == The typical… == | ||