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In Toaq, everything in the dictionary is an '''atomic verb''' ({{t|jeotoa}}, a.k.a. verb word, predicate word), except for [[particle]]s and [[interjection]]s. There is no lexical distinction between nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and verbs.
In '''Toas''', evrything in the dictnary is an atmic vrb (jeotoa, a.k.a. verb wrd, predicat wrd), excep for prtcles and '''interjecions'''. Ther is no lexcal distnction betwen nuns, adjctivs, advrbs, and vebs.


For example, {{t|maı}} is a verb meaning “to love”, {{t|meı}} is a verb meaning “to be a mountain”, and {{t|mıo}} is a verb meaning “to be blue”.
For exmaple, maı is a verb meanng “to lov”, meı is a verb meanng “to be a mountn”, and mıo is a verb meanng “to be bluu”.


A verb expresses a [[relation]] of the positional arguments that follow it. The dictionary definition for any verb has symbols like ◌ or ___ in it to indicate how the arguments are related by the verb:
A verb exprsses a reltion of the posiional arguments that fllow it. The dictnry defnition for any verb has symbls like ◌ or ___ in it to indcate how the arguents are related by the verb:<blockquote>
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{{t|leoq}}: ◌ shields ◌ from ◌.<br>
{{t|leoq}}: ◌ shields ◌ from ◌.<br>
{{t|leoq '''jáke jí rúq'''}}: '''The jacket<sub>1</sub>''' shields '''me<sub>2</sub>''' from '''the rain<sub>3</sub>
{{t|leoq '''jáke jí rúq'''}}: '''The jacket<sub>1</sub>''' shields '''me<sub>2</sub>''' from '''the rain<sub>3</sub>
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