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→‎"To" and serial verbs: serial verb "formulas" and ꝡä pattern
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We can actually make '''serial verbs''', like "learn to speak" or "intend to create", to say the same things without {{t|lä}} or {{t|já}}.
We can actually make '''serial verbs''', like "learn to speak" or "intend to create", to say the same things without {{t|lä}} or {{t|já}}.
<blockquote>{{t|{{green|V₁}} S, {{green|lä V₂ já}} O}}<br>→ {{t|{{orange|V₁ V₂}} S O}}</blockquote>
{{Example|{{orange|Chıe zudeq}} jí Tóaqzu.|I {{orange|learn-to-speak}} Toaq.}}
{{Example|{{orange|Chıe zudeq}} jí Tóaqzu.|I {{orange|learn-to-speak}} Toaq.}}
{{Example|{{orange|Taoshao fıeq}} nháo báq lea.|She {{orange|intends-to-create}} art.}}
{{Example|{{orange|Taoshao fıeq}} nháo báq lea.|She {{orange|intends-to-create}} art.}}
Another serial verb pattern is as follows:
<blockquote>{{t|{{green|V₁}} S₁, {{green|ꝡä V₂}} S₂ O}}<br>→ {{t|{{orange|V₁ V₂}} S₁ S₂ O}}</blockquote>
{{Example|{{green|Shoe}} jí, {{green|ꝡä chuq súq}} báq keıke.<br>{{orange|Shoe chuq}} jí súq báq keıke.|I allow you to eat cake.}}


See [[property]] and [[serial verb]] for more information.
See [[property]] and [[serial verb]] for more information.