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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 “property” or “event” slot at the end can essentially act as an auxiliary verb. | |||
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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! {{t|deq koı}} | ! {{t|deq koı}} | ||
| can walk | | can walk | ||
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! {{t|sheo fıeq}} | ! {{t|sheo fıeq}} | ||
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! {{t|jaq chuı}} | ! {{t|jaq chuı}} | ||
| very early | | very early | ||
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! {{t|joe suaq}} | ! {{t|joe suaq}} | ||
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! {{t|taq loı}} | ! {{t|taq loı}} | ||
| self- hate | | self- hate | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+ Transitive verb: “merge-with-[[baq]]” | |+ Transitive verb: “merge-with-[[baq]]” | ||
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| colspan=4 align=center style=color:green | ___ is a big part of ___ | | colspan=4 align=center style=color:green | ___ is a big part of ___ | ||
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== Long serials == | == Long serials == | ||
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For more than two verbs, this merging process is right-grouping: | For more than two verbs, this merging process is right-grouping: | ||
{{Example|sheo (leo kuaq)|regret (trying to express)}} | {{Example|sheo (leo kuaq)|regret (trying to express)}} | ||
{{Example|le ( | {{Example|le (taoshao (ceo guaı))|probably (intend to (start working))}} | ||
== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
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{{Example|Ma <u>deq koı</u> súq?|Are you <u>able to walk</u>?}} | {{Example|Ma <u>deq koı</u> súq?|Are you <u>able to walk</u>?}} | ||
{{Example|<u> | {{Example|<u>Bujuı suaomıu</u> jí ní da.|I <u>barely care about</u> that.}} | ||
{{Example|<u>Sheo leo ruo huaq caq</u> jí nháo da.|I <u>regret trying to act more strong than</u> them.}} | {{Example|<u>Sheo leo ruo huaq caq</u> jí nháo da.|I <u>regret trying to act more strong than</u> them.}} | ||
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{{Example|táq loı|the self-hater}} | {{Example|táq loı|the self-hater}} | ||
{{Example| | {{Example|jâq de|very beautifully}} | ||