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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]]-thing”, or “verb-[[baq]]-object”.
* 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.