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== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
Serial verbs are a powerful construct in Toaq grammar: | Serial verbs are a powerful construct in Toaq grammar: | ||
* Any verb with a | * Any verb with a “property” or “event” slot can essentially act as an auxiliary verb. | ||
* With other verbs, the result is like “[[adjective]]-noun”, or “verb | * With other verbs, the result is like “[[adjective]]-noun”, or “verb-object”. | ||
Here is a list of examples to demonstrate the sort of thing serial verbs let you express in Toaq. | Here is a list of examples to demonstrate the sort of thing serial verbs let you express in Toaq. | ||
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| can walk | | can walk | ||
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! {{t|pu | ! {{t|pu nuo}} | ||
| did | | did sleep | ||
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! {{t|sheo fıeq}} | ! {{t|sheo fıeq}} | ||
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! {{t|leo kuaq}} | ! {{t|leo kuaq}} | ||
| try expressing | | try expressing | ||
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! {{t|guaı kaı}} | |||
| work on writing | |||
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! {{t|tua cuaı}} | |||
| make wet | |||
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! {{t|jaq chuı}} | ! {{t|jaq chuı}} | ||
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! {{t|bu suao}} | ! {{t|bu suao}} | ||
| not important | | be not important | ||
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! {{t|joe suaq}} | |||
| be skilled at singing | |||
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! {{t|taq loı}} | ! {{t|taq loı}} | ||
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! {{t|sao meı}} | ! {{t|sao meı}} | ||
| big mountain | | be a big mountain | ||
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! {{t|joaı haq}} | ! {{t|joaı haq}} | ||
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{{Example|táq lỏı|self-hater}} | {{Example|táq lỏı|self-hater}} | ||
{{Example| | {{Example|säo mẻı|… which is a big mountain}} | ||
{{Example|bũ jảq dẻ|not very beautifully}} | {{Example|bũ jảq dẻ|not very beautifully}} | ||