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Serial verbs are a powerful construct in Toaq grammar: | Serial verbs are a powerful construct in Toaq grammar: | ||
* Any verb with a “satisfies property…” or “is the case” slot can essentially act as an auxiliary verb to another. | * Any verb with a “satisfies property…” or “is the case” slot can essentially act as an auxiliary verb to another. | ||
* With other verbs, the result is like “[[adjective]]- | * With other verbs, the result is like “[[adjective]]-noun”, or “verb-[[baq]]-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. | ||